Tag: pine barrens

• Blueberry cellophane bee (Colletes validus)

  Colletidae > Colletes > Colletes validus Blueberry cellophane bee (Colletes validus) is never found far from sand and blueberries. Both males and females have an exaggerated malar space, which enables them to access the deep goblet-shaped flowers of their favorite ericaceous plants, including blueberry (Vaccinium), huckleberry (Gaylusaccia), and bearberry (Arctostaphylos). When conditions are right, this…

  Bee Watching

  January 8, 2023

  Colletes, Specialists, Species Page, Spring Bees

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