GUIDE INDEX
NATIONAL BUTTERFLY CENTER
List of Bee Species
SPECIES BY COMMON NAME
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(Hylaeus affinis)
(Bombus pensylvanicus)
(Coelioxys azteca)
(Augochlora azteca)
(Colletes birkmanni)
(Exomalopsis birkmanni)
(Centris atripes)
(Lithurgopsis littoralis)
California digger bee
(Anthophora californica)
Capitatus digger bee
(Anthophora californica)
(Megachile chichimeca)
Coelioxys edita cuckoo leafcutter
(Coelioxys edita)
(Megachile brevis)
(Anthophorula compactula)
(Ancyloscelis apiformis)
(Diadasia rinconis)
(Epeolus pusillus)
Florilegus condignus long-horned bee
(Florilegus condignus)
(Nomia tetrazonata uvaldensis)
Frisky Svastra long-horned bee
(Savastra petulca)
(Augochlorella bracteata)
(Diadasia diminuta)
(Augochlora aurifera)
(Augochloropsis metallica)
(Sphecodes heraclei)
(Apis mellifera)
Hostile leafcutter bee
Megachile inimica inimica
(Exomalopsis mellipes)
(Agapostemon melliventris)
Lassioglossum (Dialictus) sweat bee
(Lasioglossum Subgenus Dialictus)
Ligated sweat bee / Ligated furrow bee
(Halictus ligatus)
Megachile (Megachiloides) leafcutter bee
Megachile (Megachiloides)
Megachile cf. toluca leafcutter bee
Megachile (Tylomegachile) cf. toluca
Melissodes opuntiellus long-horned bee
(Melissodes opuntiellus)
Melissodes tristis long-horned bee
(Melissodes tristis)
Melissoptila otomita long-horned bee
(Melissoptima otomita)
Melitoma marginella chimney bee
(Melitoma marginella)
(Xylocopa mexicanorum)
Miserable mining bee
(Andrena miserabilis)
Mission Perdita / Six-spotted Perdita
(Perdita missionis / sexmaculata)
(Hylaeus modestus)
(Dieunomia nevadensis bakeri)
(Osmia subfasciata)
(Diadasia ochracea)
(Hylaeus panamaensis)
Parallel leafcutter bee
Megachile parallela
(Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae)
Policaris leafcutter bee
Megachile policaris
(Exomalopsis anilis)
Sabine Svastra long-horned bee
(Savastra sabinensis)
Scopate Perdita
(Perdita scopata)
(Centris nitida)
(Megachile sidalceae)
(Megachile montivaga)
(Exomalopsis similis)
(Megachile exilis)
Slosson's sand-dwelling cuckoo leafcutter
(Coelioxys slossoni arenicola)
(Exomalopsis snowi)
(Exomalopsis solani)
(Triepeolus vernus)
(Xylocopa strandi)
(Diadasia enavata)
(Colletes swenki)
(Melissodes tepaneca)
(Agapostemon texanus)
(Colletes texanus)
Texas small carpenter bee
(Ceratina texane)
(Coelioxys texanus)
(Nomada texana)
Triepeolus rufoclypeus cuckoo bee
(Triepeolus rufoclypeus)
(Diadasia tropicalis)
(Heridades variolosa)
(Tetraloniella wilmattae / Eucera wilmattae)
(Megachile zaptlana)
SPECIES BY BEE FAMILY
Andrenidae
Andrena (Larandrena) miserabilis
Perdita (Cockerellia) scopata
Perdita (Perdita) missionis / sexmaculata
Apidae
Ancyloscelis apiformis
Anthophora (Anthophoroides) californica
Anthophora (Mystacanthophora) capistrata
Anthophorula (Anthophorula) compactula
Apis mellifera
Bombus (Thoracobombus) pensylvanicus
Centris (Paracentris) atripes
Centris (Hemisiella/Heterocentris) nitida
Ceratina (Callceratina) cobaltina
Ceratina (Zadontomerus) texana
Diadasia (Coquillettapis) diminuta
Diadasia (Coquillettapis) rinconis
Diadasia (Dasiapis) ochracea
Diadasia (Dasiapis) tropicalis
Diadasia (Diadasia) enavata
Epeolus pusillus
Exomalopsis (Exomalopsis) analis
Exomalopsis (Exomalopsis) mellipes
Exomalopsis (Exomalopsis) similis
Exomalopsis (Phanomalopsis) snowi
Exomalopsis (Stilbomalopsis) birkmanni
Exomalopsis (Stilbomalopsis) solani
Florilegus condignus
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) tristis
Melissodes (Melissodes) tepaneca
Melissodes (Tachymelissodes) opuntiellus
Melissoptila otomita
Melitoma marginella
Nomada texana
Svastra (Epimelissodes) petulca
Svastra (Epimelissodes) sabinensis
Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) wilmattae
aka Eucera (Xenoglossodes) wilmattae
Triepeolus rufoclypeus
Triepeolus vernus
Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) mexicanorum
Xylocopa (Schonnherria) micans
Xylocopa (Stenoxylocopa) strandi
Xylocopa (Notoxylocopa)
tabaniformis parkinsoniae
Collettidae
Colletes birkmanni
Colletes swenki
Colletes texanus
Hylaeus (Hylaeana) panamensis
Hylaeus (Prosopis) affinis
Hylaeus (Prosopis) modestus
Halictidae
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) melliventris
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) texanus
Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) aurifera
Augochlora (Augochlora) azteca
Augochlorella bracteata
Augochloropsis (Paraugochloropsis) metallica
Dieunomia nevadensis bakeri
Halictus (Odontalictus) ligatus
Lasioglossum (Dialictus)
Nomia (Curvinomia) tetrazonata uvaldensis
Sphecodes heraclei
Megachilidae
Coelioxys (Leuraspidia) azteca
Coelioxys (Xerocoelioxys) edita
Coelioxys (Neocoelioxys) slossoni arenicola
Coelioxys (Synocoelioxys) texanus
Heriades (Neotrypetes) variolosa
Lithurgopsis littoralis
Megachile (Argyropile) paralella
Megachile (Chelostomoides) exilis
Megachile (Litomegachille) brevis
Megachile (Megachile) montivaga
Megachile (Megachiloides)
Megachile (Neochelynia) chichimeca
Megachile (Pseudocentron) sidalceae
Megachile (Sayapis) inimica
Megachile (Sayapis) policaris
Megachile (Sayapis) zaptlana
Megachile (Tylomegachile) cf. toluca
Osmia (Diceratosmia) subfasciata
For an explanation of 2018 changes in the Latin names of long-horned bee species,
such as Tetraloniella, see this link.
SPECIES BY LATIN NAME
Agapostemon melliventris
Agapostemon texanus
Ancyloscelis apiformis *
Andrena miserabilis
Anthophora californica
Anthophora capistrata *
Anthophorula compactula
Apis mellifera
Augochlora aurifera *
Augochlora azteca *
Augochlora bracteata
Augochloropsis metallica
Bombus pensylvanicus
Centris atripes
Centris nitida *
Ceratina cobaltina *
Ceratina texana
Coelioxys azteca *
Coelioxys edita
Coelioxys slossoni arenicola *
Coelioxys texanus
Colletes birkmanni
Colletes swenki
Colletes texanus
Diadasia diminuta
Diadasia enavata
Diadasia ochracea
Diadasia rinconis
Diadasia tropicalis *
Dieunomia nevadensis bakeri
Epeolus pusillus
Exomalopsis analis *
Exomalopsis birkmanni *
Exomalopsis mellipes *
Exomalopsis similis *
Exomalopsis snowi *
Exomalopsis solani
Florilegus condignus
Halictus ligatus
Heriades variolosa
Hylaeus affinis
Hylaeus modestus
Hylaeus panamensis
Lasioglossum (Dialictus)
Lithurgopsis littoralis *
Megachile brevis
Megachile chichimeca *
Megachile exilis
Megachile inimica inimica
Megachile (Megachiloides)
Megachile montivaga
Megachile parallela
Megachile policaris
Megachile sidalceae
Megachile zaptlana *
Melisoptila otomita *
Melissodes opuntiellus
Melissodes tepaneca *
Melissodes tristis
Megachile cf. toluca *
Melitoma marginella *
Nomada texana
Nomia tetrazonata uvaldensis
Osmia subfasciata
Perdita missionis / sexmaculata
Perdita scopata
Sphecodes heraclei
Svastra petulca
Svastra sabinensis
Tetraloniella wilmattae
(Eucera wilmattae) *
Triepeolus rufoclypeus *
Triepeolus vernus *
Xylocopa mexicanorum *
Xylocopa micans
Xylocopa strandi *
Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae
* Rarely found in the U.S.
* Found within the U. S.
only in Texas or near
the Mexican border.