Hesperapis clarkia

Hesperapis clarkia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Melittidae
Genus:	Hesperapis
Species:	H. clarkia
Binomial name
Hesperapis clarkia

Hesperapis clarkia, commonly known as the Clarkia bee, is a bee in the genus Hesperapis. The Clarkia bee is found in New Mexico, Arizona, and California, and inhabits meadows, fields and gardens with the clarkia flower. The bee eats nectar - but their larva eat both nectar and pollen. Little is known about the Clarkia bee as it is a recently discovered species, but its life cycle can be compared to that of the creosote bee of Arizona and California.^[1]

See also

• Bees
• Melittidae
• Hymenoptera

References

1. ^ Milne, Lorus; Margery Milne (2000). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects & Spiders. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-394-50763-0. 

External links

• The Clarkia Bee

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