Nomada hesperia

Bee / Apidae / Nomada / Nomada hesperia

5 - 17 mm

Size

Spring, Summer

Seasonality

None

Pollen carrying method

Ground nester

Nesting

Cleptoparasitic

Sociality

See all

2 confirmed and 32 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Smooth Tidy Tips

Layia chrysanthemoides

California Coreopsis

Leptosyne californica

Woodland Layia

Layia gaillardioides

Yellow Rayed Layia

Layia glandulosa

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Nomada hesperia

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).