species 3,755 observations

Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee

Melissodes desponsus

Field notes

Supported by All

171 native plants
support it in the US

Pollen hosts Plants whose pollen its young are raised on Bristle Thistle, Texas Thistle, Field Thistle, Wavyleaf Thistle 15
Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Purple Coneflower, Wild Bergamot, Blue Vervain, False Sunflower 156

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided