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Southern Chimney Bee

Bee / Apidae / Diadasia / Diadasia australis

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7 - 20mm

Size

Spring, Summer

Seasonality

SNR

Conservation status

Specialist

Pollinator preference

Scopae on hind legs

Pollen carrying method

Ground nester, common to have a chimney-shaped

Nesting

Solitary, sometimes nest in aggregations

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Plants near:

2 confirmed and 184 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

California Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus cylindraceus

Beavertail Pricklypear

Opuntia basilaris

California Milkweed

Asclepias californica

Woollypod Milkweed

Asclepias eriocarpa

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Daikon

Raphanus sativus

Radishes

Raphanus sativus

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

    Southern Chimney Bee

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Diadasia australis

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.

"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://explore