Indigo Cuckoo Carder Bee
Bee / Megachilidae / Stelis / Stelis calliphorina
5 - 17 mm
Size
Spring, Summer
Seasonality
None
Pollen carrying method
Cavity nester, mostly in Megachilidae nests
Nesting
Cleptoparasitic
Sociality
Plants near:
2 confirmed and 0 likely
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Likely
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Confirmed
Sand Verbena
Abronia latifolia
Redroot Cryptantha
Cryptantha micrantha
Alternative names
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Common Names:
Indigo Cuckoo Carder Bee
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Spanish Common Names:
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Scientific Names:
Stelis calliphorina
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).