Colletes clypeonitens
Bee / Colletidae / Colletes / Colletes clypeonitens
7 - 16 mm
Size
Spring
Seasonality
Specialist
Pollinator preference
Scopae on hind legs, and sometimes on the sides of thorax and under the abdomen
Pollen carrying method
Ground nester, sometimes in aggregations
Nesting
Solitary
Sociality
Plants near:
3 confirmed and 65 likely
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Likely
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Confirmed
Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
Prince's Plume
Stanleya pinnata
Wild Marigold
Baileya multiradiata
Alternative names
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Common Names:
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Spanish Common Names:
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Scientific Names:
Colletes clypeonitens
Sources
Fowler, Jarrod. "Pollen Specialist Bees of the Western U.S." 2020. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025. https://jarrodfowler.com/pollen_specialist.html.
"Beginner Bee Field Guide." Colorado State University Extension, 28 Feb. 2022. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025. extension.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BeginnerBeeFieldGuide_LowRezWeb_28Feb2022.pdf. PDF.