Crotch's Cuckoo Nomad Bee

Bee / Apidae / Nomada / Nomada crotchii

5 - 17 mm

Size

Spring

Seasonality

None

Pollen carrying method

Ground nester

Nesting

Cleptoparasitic

Sociality

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0 confirmed and 22 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

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Baccharis pilularis

Mulefat

Baccharis salicifolia

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Cryptantha barbigera

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Cryptantha clevelandii

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Apples

Malus domestica

Plums & Prunes

Prunus

Plum-Apricot Hybrids

Prunus

Cherries

Prunus

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

    Crotch's Cuckoo Nomad Bee

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Nomada crotchii

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).