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Narrow-headed Yellow-faced Bee

Bee / Colletidae / Hylaeus / Hylaeus leptocephalus

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5 - 7 mm

Size

Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonality

Nothing visible; pollen and nectar carried internally and regurgitated at the nest site

Pollen carrying method

Cavity nester

Nesting

Solitary

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Plants near:

0 confirmed and 38 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Woollypod Milkweed

Asclepias eriocarpa

Narrow Leaf Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Cobweb Thistle

Cirsium occidentale

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Carrots

Daucus carota

Blackberries

Rubus

Boysenberries

Rubus

Caneberries

Rubus

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

    Narrow-headed Yellow-faced Bee

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Hylaeus leptocephalus

Additional Resources

Sources

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

"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).