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Colletes lutzi

Bee / Colletidae / Colletes / Colletes lutzi

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7 - 16 mm

Size

Summer, Fall

Seasonality

Generalist

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

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Plants near:

2 confirmed and 96 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Nude Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum

Dark Red Onion

Allium atrorubens

Twin Crest Onion

Allium bisceptrum

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Beets

Beta vulgaris

Sugarbeets

Beta vulgaris

Carrots

Daucus carota

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Alternative names

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  • Scientific Names:

    Colletes lutzi

Additional Resources

Sources

"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.

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).