Colletes speculiferus

Colletes speculiferus, also known as the beach dune cellophone bee, is a species of bee on the subfamily Colletinae It is native to the eastern regions of the United States.^[1] They visit many flowers such as Aster, Haplopappus, Pentstemon, Solidago, Melilotus alba and Erigeon quercifolius.^[2]

Colletes speculiferus
Image of a female from South Carolina
A male from South Carolina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Colletidae
Genus:	Colletes
Species:	C. speculiferus
Binomial name
Colletes speculiferus Cockerell, 1927

Distribution

It is native to the most of the eastern United States in states such as New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Illinois and Minnesota.^[1][2]

Description

Females of this species are entirely black and 10 millimeters long. Males are 7-9 millimeters long.^[2]