Edwards's Cuckoo Nomad Bee

Bee / Apidae / Nomada / Nomada edwardsii

5 - 17 mm

Size

Spring, Summer

Seasonality

None

Pollen carrying method

Ground nester

Nesting

Cleptoparasitic

Sociality

See all

2 confirmed and 29 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Bearded Cryptantha

Cryptantha barbigera

Common Cryptantha

Cryptantha intermedia

Braunton's Milkvetch

Astragalus brauntonii

Dwarf White Milkvetch

Astragalus didymocarpus

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

    Edwards's Cuckoo Nomad Bee

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Nomada edwardsii

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).