Sunflower Cuckoo Nomad Bee
Bee / Apidae / Triepeolus / Triepeolus helianthi
5 - 20 mm
Size
Summer, Fall
Seasonality
None
Pollen carrying method
Ground nester
Nesting
Cleptoparasitic
Sociality
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Alternative names
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Common Names:
Sunflower Cuckoo Nomad Bee
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Spanish Common Names:
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Scientific Names:
Triepeolus helianthi
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).