SBBG Lompoc SWP Floral Visitor Guide
A guide of all the insects we have seen visiting plants or seen in the area. 2020-2022 updated.
Western Honey Bee
The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.
Melissodes
Melissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 140 described species in Melissodes.
Common Digger Bees
The bee genus Anthophora is one of the largest in the family Apidae, with over 450 species worldwide in 14 different subgenera. They are most abundant and diverse in the Holarctic and African biogeographic regions. All species are solitary, though many nest in large aggregations. Nearly all species make nests in the soil, either in banks or in flat ground; the larvae develop in ...more ↓
Urbane Digger Bee
Anthophora urbana is a species of anthophorine bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus, the black-tailed bumble bee, black tail bumble bee or orange-rumped bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, and as far east as Idaho.
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii, the yellow-faced bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee native to the west coast of North America, where it is distributed from British Columbia to Baja California. It is the most abundant species of bee in this range, and can be found in both urban and agricultural areas. Additionally, B. vosnesenskii is utilized as an important pollinator in ...more ↓
California Bumble Bee
Bombus californicus, the California bumble bee, is a species of bumble bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Western Honey Bee
The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.
Small Carpenter Bees
The cosmopolitan bee genus Ceratina, often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. They make nests in dead wood, stems, or pith, and while many are solitary, a number are subsocial, with mothers caring for their larvae, and in a few cases where multiple females are ...more ↓
Nomad Bees
With over 850 species, the genus Nomada is one of the largest genera in the family Apidae, and the largest genus of cleptoparasitic "cuckoo bees". They occur worldwide, and use many different types of bees as hosts, primarily the genus Andrena. As parasites, they lack a pollen-carrying scopa, and are often extraordinarily wasp-like in appearance, with red, black, and ...more ↓
Honey Bee
The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a species of honey bee. The genus Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera comes from Latin melli- "honey" and ferre "to bear"—hence the scientific name means "honey-bearing bee". The name was coined in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus who, upon realizing the bees do not bear honey, but ...more ↓
Yellow-faced Bumblebee
The Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) is a species of bumblebee. It is native to the west coast of North America, where it distributed from British Columbia to Baja California.
