Common Long-horned Bee
Bee / Apidae / Melissodes / Melissodes communis
Size
Seasonality
Pollen carrying method
Nesting
Sociality
6 confirmed and 60 likely
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Likely
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Confirmed
California Cholla
Cylindropuntia californica
Mock Heather
Ericameria ericoides
Nude Buckwheat
Eriogonum nudum
False Goldenaster
Heterotheca sessiliflora
Alternative names
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Common Names:
Common Long-horned Bee
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Spanish Common Names:
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Scientific Names:
Melissodes communis
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).