SHARP-EATMAN
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GUIDE INDEX
NATIONAL BUTTERFLY CENTER
List of Bee Species
SPECIES BY COMMON NAME
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Unless otherwise noted, all species below
appeared at the National Butterfly Center
(Hylaeus affinis)
(Bombus pensylvanicus)
(Ancyloscelis apiformis)
(Coelioxys azteca)
(Augochlora aztecus)
(Dieunomia nevadensis bakeri)
(Protandrena bancrofti)
Barrel cactus long-horned bee
(Svastra/Epimelissodes duplocincta)
(Colletes birkmanni)
(Exomalopsis birkmanni)
Black-legged long-horned bee
(Svastra/Epimelissodes duplocincta)
(Centris atripes)
(Melitoma taurea)
(Ashmeadiella cactorum)
(Lithurgopsis littoralis)
California digger bee
(Anthophora californica)
(Megachile chichimeca)
(Ceratina cobaltina)
(Megachile brevis)
(Anthophorula compactula)
(Anthophorula completa)
(Lasioglossum (Dialictus) coactum
(Melissodes coreopsis)
(Dianthidium discors)
(Epeolus pusillus)
(Osmia subfasciata)
Protandrena ornatipes
(Eucera fasciatella)
(Nomia tetrazonata uvaldensis)
(Svastra/Epimelissodes petulca)
(Megachile frugalis)
(Anthidiellum notatum gilense)
(Eucera eriocarpi)
(Augochlorella bracteata)
(Diadasia diminuta)
(Protoxaea gloriosa)
(Augochlora aurifera)
(Ashmeadiella maxima)
Green metallic bee
(Augochloropsis metallica)
(Xylocopa griswoldi)
(Sphecodes heraclei heraclei)
(Apis mellifera)
(Exomalopsis mellipes)
(Agapostemon melliventris)
(Calliopsis hondurasica)
Megachile inimica inimica
(Perdita ignota)
(Colletes intermixtus)
(Halictus ligatus)
Little prickly pear-horned bee
(Melissodes opuntiellus)
(Macrotera lobata)
(Melitoma marginella)
(Anthophora californica)
(Megachile prosopidis)
(Ptiloglossa mexicana)
(Andrena miserabilis)
(Perdita missionis)
(Hylaeus modestus)
(Melissodes tristis)
(Diadasia ochracea)
Paintbrush triepeolus cuckoo bee
(Triepeolus penicilliferus)
(Colletes mandibularis)
(Hylaeus panamaensis)
Parallel leafcutter bee
Megachile parallela
(Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae)
(Megachile petulans)
Policaris leafcutter bee
Megachile policaris
Portly / otomi long-horned bee
(Melissoptima pinguis / otomita)
Pratt's short-faced bee
(Sphecodosoma pratti)
Red-faced Triepeolus cuckoo bee
(Triepeolus rufoclypeus)
(Stelis costalis)
(Diadasia rinconis)
(Exomalopsis anilis)
Sabine long-horned bee
(Svastra/Epimelissodes sabinensis)
(Coelioxys editus)
(Perdita scopata)
(Centris nitida)
(Megachile sidalceae)
(Megachile montivaga)
(Leiopodus singularis)
(Megachile exilis)
Slosson's sand-dwelling cuckoo leafcutter
(Coelioxys slossoni arenicola)
(Nomada gutierreziae)
(Exomalopsis snowi)
(Exomalopsis solani)
(Triepeolus vernus)
(Xylocopa strandi)
(Osmia chalybea)
(Diadasia enavata)
(Colletes swenki)
(Melissodes tepaneca)
(Megachile texensis)
(Agapostemon texanus)
(Colletes texanus)
(Coelioxys texanus)
Texas long-horned bee
(Svastra/Epimelissods texana)
(Mesoxaea texana)
(Nomada texana)
(Protandrena texana)
Texas small carpenter bee
(Ceratina texana)
Megachile (Tylomegachile) cf. toluca
(Coelioxys totonacus)
(Diadasia tropicalis)
(Agapostemon tyleri)
(Heridades variolosa)
(Nomada vierecki)
(Eucera wilmattae)
(Eucera paenalbata)
(Florilegus condignus)
(Triepeolus zacatecus)
(Coelioxys zapotecus)
(Megachile zaptlana)
SPECIES BY BEE FAMILY
Andrenidae
Andrena (Larandrena) miserabilis
Calliopsis (Calliopsis) hondurasica
Macrotera (Cockerellula) lobata
Mesoxaea texana
Perdita (Cockerellia) scopata
Perdita (Hexaperdita) ignota
Perdita (Perdita) missionis
Protandrena (Protandrena) bancrofti
Protandrena (Pseudopanurgus) texana
Protandrena (Pterosarus) ornatipes
Protoxaea gloriosa
Apidae
Ancyloscelis apiformis
Anthophora (Anthophoroides) californica
Anthophora (Mystacanthophora) capistrata
Anthophorula (Anthophorula) compactula
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
Eucera (Xenoglossodes) fasciatella
Eucera (Xenoglossodes) paenalbata
Eucera (Xenoglossodes) wilmattae
Exomalopsis (Exomalopsis) analis
Exomalopsis (Exomalopsis) mellipes
Exomalopsis (Exomalopsis) similis
Exomalopsis (Phanomalopsis) snowi
Exomalopsis (Stilbomalopsis) birkmanni
Exomalopsis (Stilbomalopsis) solani
Florilegus condignus
Leiopodus singularis
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) coreopsis
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) tristis
Melissodes (Melissodes) tepaneca
Melissodes (Tachymelissodes) opuntiellus
Melissoptila pinguis / otomita
Melitoma marginella
Melitoma taurea
Nomada gutierreziae
Nomada texana
Nomada vierecki
Svastra (Epimelissodes) atripes
Svastra (Epimelissodes) petulca
Svastra (Epimelissodes) sabinensis
Svastra (Epimelissodes) texana
Svastra (Idiomelissodes) duplocincta
Triepeolus pencilliferus
Triepeolus rufoclypeus
Triepeolus rufoclypeus
Triepeolus vernus
Triepeolus zacatecus
Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) griswoldi
Xylocopa (Schonnherria) micans
Xylocopa (Stenoxylocopa) strandi
Xylocopa (Notoxylocopa)
tabaniformis parkinsoniae
Collettidae
Colletes birkmanni
Colletes intermixtus
Colletes mandibularis
Colletes swenki
Colletes texanus
Hylaeus (Hylaeana) panamensis
Hylaeus (Prosopis) affinis
Hylaeus (Prosopis) modestus
Piloglossa mexicana
Halictidae
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) melliventris
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) texanus
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) tyleri
Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) aurifera
Augochlora (Augochlora) azteca
Augochlorella bracteata
Augochloropsis (Paraugochloropsis) metallica
Dieunomia nevadensis bakeri
Halictus (Odontalictus) ligatus
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) coactum
Nomia (Curvinomia) tetrazonata
Sphecodes heraclei heraclei
Sphecodosoma pratti
Megachilidae
Anthidiellum notatum gilense
Ashmeadiella (Ashmeadiella) cactorum
Ashmeadiella (Ashmeadiella) maxima
Coelioxys (Glyptocoelioxys) totonacus
Coelioxys (Leuraspidia) aztecus
Coelioxys (Neocoelioxys) slossoni arenicola
Coelioxys (Rhinocoelioxys) zapotecus
Coelioxys (Synocoelioxys) texanus
Coelioxys (Xerocoelioxys) editus
Dianthidium (Dianthidium) discors
Heriades (Neotrypetes) variolosa
Lithurgopsis littoralis
Megachile (Aryropile) parallela
Megachile (Chelostomoides) exilis
Megachile (Chelostomoides) prosopidis
Megachile (Chelostomoides) texensis
Megachile (Leptorachis) petulans)
Megachile (Litomegachile) sp.
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis
Megachile (Megachile) montivaga
Megachile (Neochelynia) chichimeca
Megachile (Pseudocentron) sidalceae
Megachile (Sayapis) frugalis
Megachile (Sayapis) inimica inimica
Megachile (Sayapis) policaris
Megachile (Sayapis) zaptlana
Megachile (Tylomegachile) cf. toluca
Osmia (Diceratosmia) subfasciata
Osmia (Helicosmia) chalybea
Stelis (Dolichostelis) costalis
SPECIES BY LATIN NAME
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Anthidiellum notatum gilense *
Apis mellifera
Augochlorella bracteata
Augochloropsis metallica
Bombus pensylvanicus (threatened)
Coelioxys aztecus (rare in U.S) Coelioxys azteca
Coelioxys editus Coelioxys azteca
Coelioxys slossoni arenicola *
Coelioxys texanus CCoelioxys azteca
Coelioxys totonacus * * Coelioxys totonaca
Coelioxys zapotecus * * Coelioxys zapoteca
Eucera fasciatella (uncommon in U.S)
Florilegus condignus (uncommon in U.S)
Hylaeus panamensis (rare in U.S)
Leiopodus singularis (uncommon in U.S)
Megachile montivaga (uncommon in U.S)
Melissoptila pinguis / otomita *
Mesoxaea texana (rare in U.S)
Protoxaea gloriosa (uncommon in U.S)
Sphecodosoma pratti
Sphecodes heraclei heraclei
Svastra / Epimelissodes atripes
Svastra / Epimelissodes duplocincta
Svastra / Epimelissodes petulca
Svastra / Epimelissodes sabinensis
Svastra / Epimelissodes texana
Triepeolus vernus (uncommon in U.S)
Triepeolus zacatecus (uncommon in U.S) *
* Within the U. S., found
principally in Texas or near
the Mexican border.
* First record of species
in the U.S.
* Range extension & first
report of species in Lower
Rio Grande Valley