90 observationsLeast Concern
Northern Cellophane Bee
Colletes floralis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Hymenoptera ›Family: Colletidae ›Genus: Colletes
About
The northern colletes (Colletes floralis) is a species of bee within the genus Colletes. Northern colletes are solitary bees, though females may nest in what are termed aggregations – sites where the bees nest close together, but do not form colonies as social bees do. They nest underground in soft (often sandy) soil, digging burrows up to 20 times their body lengnth. It is often to be found nesting in coastal sand dunes and, on Hebridean...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Northern Cellophane Bee is Colletes floralis.
- The Northern Cellophane Bee has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- Northern Cellophane Bee belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Northern Cellophane Bee belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Northern Cellophane Bee belongs to the class Insecta.
- Northern Cellophane Bee belongs to the order Hymenoptera.
- Northern Cellophane Bee belongs to the family Colletidae.
- Northern Cellophane Bee belongs to the genus Colletes.