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Oblique Long-horned Bee

Bee / Apidae / Svastra / Svastra obliqua

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7 - 16 mm

Size

Summer, Fall

Seasonality

Specialist

Pollinator preference

Scopae on hind legs

Pollen carrying method

Ground nester

Nesting

Solitary

Sociality

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Plants near:

7 confirmed and 38 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Common Spikeweed

Centromadia pungens

Great Valley Gumweed

Grindelia camporum

San Diego Gumplant

Grindelia hallii

Gumweed

Grindelia hirsutula

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Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Cotton

Gossypium

Upland Cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

    Oblique Long-horned Bee

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Svastra obliqua

Additional Resources

Sources

Fowler, Jarrod. "Pollen Specialist Bees of the Western U.S." 2020. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025. https://jarrodfowler.com/pollen_specialist.html.

"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).