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  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Hymenopterans
  6. Melittid Bees
  7. Loosestrife Bees
  8. Macropis
  9. Fringed Loosestrife Oil Bee

species 14 observations

Fringed Loosestrife Oil Bee

Macropis ciliata

Status
native
Pollen
Specialist on Lysimachia
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Supported by All

11 native plants
support it in the US
  • Pollen hosts Plants whose pollen its young are raised on Northern Starflower, Fringed Loosestrife, Whorled Loosestrife, Swamp Candles 8
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Hemp Dogbane, Spreading Dogbane, Smooth Sumac 3

Range

United States

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

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