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Colletes hederae, the ivy bee, is a European plasterer bee formally described in 1993, celebrated for its highly specialized late-autumn foraging exclusively on flowering ivy.
First described in 1993, the Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) is a European species notable for foraging exclusively on autumn-blooming ivy plants.
Colletes halophilus is a European plasterer bee described in 1944, distinguished by its strict habitat preference for coastal salt marshes and late summer nesting activity.
The Sea Aster Bee (Colletes halophilus) is a coastal European plasterer bee notable for foraging almost exclusively on sea aster flowers.
Colletes inaequalis is a North American plasterer bee described by Thomas Say in 1837, widely known for lining its underground nests with a clear, cellophane-like secretion.
The Heather Colletes (Colletes succinctus) is a solitary plasterer bee native to Europe, notable for its strict dependence on heather blossoms.
Colletes cunicularius is a European plasterer bee described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761, notable for forming massive, dense nesting aggregations in coastal sand dunes each spring.
Colletes succinctus is a Palearctic plasterer bee described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767, ecologically significant as a primary pollinator of heather plants across European heathlands.
The Northern Colletes (Colletes floralis) is a solitary ground-nesting bee primarily found in northern Europe, favoring coastal sandy habitats.
Colletes daviesanus is a widespread European plasterer bee described by Frederick Smith in 1846, recognized for constructing nests in vertical clay banks and mortar joints.
Colletes marginatus is a Palearctic plasterer bee that lines its underground nests with a cellophane-like waterproof secretion for its larvae.
Colletes similis is a Palearctic plasterer bee species first described by Schenck in 1853, known for lining its underground nests with a cellophane-like secretion.
Colletes validus is a North American plasterer bee described in 1868, uniquely adapted to pollinate lowbush blueberries due to its unusually long tongue and early spring emergence.
Colletes compactus is a North American plasterer bee described by Ezra Cresson in 1868, known for creating dense nesting aggregations in sandy soils across the eastern US.
Colletes judaicus is a plasterer bee described in 1955 native to the Middle East, recognized for its crucial role in pollinating almond orchards across Israel and Jordan.
