Wooton's Yellow-faced Bee

Bee / Colletidae / Hylaeus / Hylaeus wootoni

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

Sociality

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5 confirmed and 459 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Nude Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum

Sulphur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

Bastardsage

Eriogonum wrightii

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Plums & Prunes

Prunus

Plum-Apricot Hybrids

Prunus

Cherries

Prunus

Blackberries

Rubus

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

    Wooton's Yellow-faced Bee

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Hylaeus wootoni

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).