Insects and
Arachnids

Bees

Bee Genera
From Discovery Life

Identification

Bee Observer Cards -- from Encyclopedia of Life

Bee Flashcards -- from Great Sunflower Project

Bumble Bees (Bombus)

• Bees: Genus Bombus (Bumble Bees) -- from Great Sunflower Project

• Bumble Bees of the Eastern United States (PDF) -- published by USDA and Pollinator Partnership

Yellow faced or Yellow Masked Bees (Hylaeus)

• Bees: Genus Hylaeus -- from Great Sunflower Project

Plasterer Bees (Colletes)

• Bees: Genus Colletes -- from Great Sunflower Project

Sweat Bees

• Metallic Green Sweat Bees (Agapostemon) Bees: Genus Agapostemon -- from Great Sunflower Project

• Short Faced Sweat Bees Bees: Genus Dufourea -- from Great Sunflower Project

• Bees: Genus Lasioglossum -- from Great Sunflower Project

• Bees: Genus Halictus -- from Great Sunflower Project

Cuckoo Bees (Sphecodes)

• Bees: Genus Sphecodes -- from Great Sunflower Project