Diadasia lutzi

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7 - 20mm

Size

Spring

Seasonality

Specialist

Pollinator preference

Scopae on hind legs

Pollen carrying method

Ground nester, common to have a chimney-shaped

Nesting

Solitary, sometimes nest in aggregations

Sociality

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4 confirmed and 169 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Parry's Mallow

Eremalche parryi

Desert Fivespot

Eremalche rotundifolia

Sowthistle Desertdandelion

Malacothrix sonchoides

Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

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Cotton

Gossypium

Alternative names

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  • Scientific Names:

    Diadasia lutzi

Additional Resources

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.

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).