Bees of Chicago Wilderness

Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera 1
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica 2
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus 3
Bumble Bees
Bombus 4
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus 5
Agile Long-horned Bee
Melissodes agilis 6
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Melissodes bimaculata 3
Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee
Megachile rotundata 7
Sculptured Resin Bee
Megachile sculpturalis 8
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus 9
Common Little Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile brevis 10
Pruinose Squash Bee
Peponapis pruinosa 11
European Wool Carder Bee
Anthidium manicatum 12
Pure Green Sweat Bee
Augochlora pura 13
Green Metallic Sweat Bee
Augochloropsis metallica 14
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens 15
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens 16
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis 17
Blue Orchard Bee
Osmia lignaria 18
Hornfaced Bee
Osmia cornifrons 19
Rusty-patched Bumble Bee
Bombus affinis 20
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee
Megachile centuncularis 21
Oblong Woolcarder Bee
Anthidium oblongatum 22
Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus
Wilke's Mining Bee
Andrena wilkella 23
Half-black Bumble Bee
Bombus vagans 24
Golden Sweat Bee
Augochlorella aurata 14
Abrupt Digger Bee
Anthophora abrupta 25
Northern Amber Bumble Bee
Bombus borealis 26
Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus 27
Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus 28
Silky Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon sericeus 29
Eastern Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee
Colletes simulans armatus 6
Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee
Colletes simulans 17
Allegheny Mining Bee
Andrena alleghaniensis 30
Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata 31
Orange-tipped Wood-digger Bee
Anthophora terminalis 32
Black-and-gold Bumble Bee
Bombus auricomus 33
Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus citrinus 20
Notch-backed Cellophane-cuckoo Bee
Epeolus scutellaris
Articulated Cuckoo Nomad Bee
Nomada articulata
Eight-spotted Miner Bee
Perdita octomaculata 14
Neighborly Mining Bee
Andrena vicina
Nason's Mining Bee
Andrena nasonii 23
Miserable Mining Bee
Andrena miserabilis
Milwaukee Mining Bee
Andrena milwaukeensis
Hairy-banded Mining Bee
Andrena hirticincta 29
Sunflower Mining Bee
Andrena helianthi 10
Frigid Mining Bee
Andrena frigida 17
Spring Beauty Mining Bee
Andrena erigeniae 34
Dunning's Mining Bee
Andrena dunningi 35
Carlin's Mining Bee
Andrena carlini
Nomada luteoloides
Nomada luteoloides
Imbricate Cuckoo Nomad Bee
Nomada imbricata 6
Unequal Cellophane Bee
Colletes inaequalis 36
Modest Masked Bee
Hylaeus modestus
Slender-faced Masked Bee
Hylaeus leptocephalus
Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon splendens 8
Cyclops Cuckoo Sweat Bee
Sphecodes heraclei 37
Viereck's Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum vierecki 6
Hairy Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum pilosum 23
Parallel-striped Sweat Bee
Halictus parallelus 37
Confusing Furrow Bee
Halictus confusus 10
Distinct Mason Bee
Osmia distincta 30
Bufflehead Mason Bee
Osmia bucephala 7
Silver-tailed Petalcutter Bee
Megachile montivaga 7
Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile latimanus 38
Small-handed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile gemula
Common Long-horned Bee
Melissodes communis 9
Northern Rotund-resin Bee
Anthidiellum notatum 39
Norton's Alkali Bee
Nomia nortoni 40
Sunflower Sweat Bee
Dieunomia heteropoda 6
Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica 41
Two-banded Cellophane-cuckoo Bee
Epeolus bifasciatus 42
Louisiana Cuckoo Carder Bee
Stelis louisae 43
Melissodes communis communis
Melissodes communis communis 30
Megachile inimica sayi
Megachile inimica sayi 44
Sphecodes heraclei heraclei
Sphecodes heraclei heraclei 37
Dark-winged Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum fuscipenne 45
Tooth-bellied Long-horned Bee
Melissodes dentiventris 10
Megachile fortis
Megachile fortis 42
Yellow-faced Miner Bee
Andrena aliciae 42
Xylocopa virginica virginica
Xylocopa virginica virginica 46
Nimble Carpenter Bee
Ceratina strenua 14
Nude Mining Bee
Andrena nuda 30
Bequaert's Fairy Bee
Perdita bequaerti 30
Sumac Cellophane-cuckoo Bee
Epeolus lectoides 30
Lunate Longhorn-Cuckoo
Triepeolus lunatus 47
Anchor-marked Cuckoo Nomad Bee
Triepeolus remigatus 48
Obliterated Cuckoo Nomad Bee
Nomada obliterata 31
Anthidium psoraleae
Anthidium psoraleae 30
Bellflower Resin Bee
Megachile campanulae 7
Chelostoma philadelphi
Chelostoma philadelphi 6
British Black Honey Bee
Apis mellifera mellifera 49
Pseudoanthidium nanum
Pseudoanthidium nanum
Megachile pugnata pugnata
Megachile pugnata pugnata 15
Coneflower Mining Bee
Andrena rudbeckiae 7
Anthidiellum notatum notatum
Anthidiellum notatum notatum 50
Nomada vegana
Nomada vegana 51
Two-spotted Long-horned Bee
Melissodes bimaculatus 52
Osmia lignaria lignaria
Osmia lignaria lignaria 53
Nomada tiftonensis
Nomada tiftonensis 23
Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Augochloropsis sumptuosa
Augochloropsis sumptuosa
Say's Cuckoo Leaf-cutter Bee
Coelioxys sayi 54
Thistle Long-horned Bee
Melissodes desponsus 55
Nomada rubicunda
Nomada rubicunda 56
Modest Cuckoo Leaf-cutter Bee
Coelioxys modestus
Megachile bucephala
Megachile bucephala
Photos:
  • 1. (c) Oregon Department of Agriculture, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 2. (c) Christopher Eliot, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christopher Eliot
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  • 8. (c) Steve Kerr, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Steve Kerr
  • 9. (c) Monica Krancevic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Monica Krancevic
  • 10. (c) USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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  • 12. (c) Pierre Bornand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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  • 22. (c) Owen Strickland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Owen Strickland
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  • 24. (c) jenniferf4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jenniferf4
  • 25. (c) U.S. Department of Agriculture, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 26. (c) Rick Ballard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rick Ballard
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  • 33. (c) Mark Nofsinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Nofsinger
  • 34. (c) maxson.erin, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 35. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 36. (c) USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 37. (c) Carolyn Gritzmaker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carolyn Gritzmaker
  • 38. (c) Janet Nelson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Janet Nelson
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  • 41. (c) Cullen Hanks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cullen Hanks
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  • 43. (c) Amy Schnebelin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Amy Schnebelin
  • 44. (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Don Loarie
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  • 48. (c) Lynn Seman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Lynn Seman
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