Big-cheeked Mason Bee

Bee / Megachilidae / Ashmeadiella / Ashmeadiella bucconis

Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonality

Specialist

Pollinator preference

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11 confirmed and 402 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

California Croton

Croton californicus

Seaside Daisy

Erigeron glaucus

Rockloving Erigeron

Erigeron petrophilus

Great Valley Gumweed

Grindelia camporum

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Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Persimmons (Diospyros virginiana)

Diospyros virginiana

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

    Big-cheeked Mason Bee

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Ashmeadiella bucconis

Additional Resources

Sources

iNaturalist Licensed Observation Images was accessed on March 27, 2025 from https://registry.opendata.aws/inaturalist-open-data.

Fowler, Jarrod. "Pollen Specialist Bees of the Western U.S." 2020. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025. https://jarrodfowler.com/pollen_specialist.html.

NatureServe. 2025. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available https://explorer.natureserve.org/. (Accessed: April 03, 2025).