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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Long-horned bees (Eucerini) » Squash bee (Peponapis) » Squash Bee (Peponapis pruinosa)

Species Peponapis pruinosa - Squash Bee

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References
Bee on morning glory - Peponapis pruinosa - male Squash Bee? - Peponapis pruinosa Squash bee, male? - Peponapis pruinosa Male squash bee - Peponapis pruinosa Squash bees - Peponapis pruinosa - male On squash blossom - Peponapis pruinosa On squash blossom - Peponapis pruinosa Peponapis? - Peponapis pruinosa
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees)
Family Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, and Digger Bees)
Tribe Eucerini (Long-horned bees)
Genus Peponapis (Squash bee)
Species pruinosa (Squash Bee)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Macrocera pruinosa Say, 1837; Xenoglossa pruinosa (Say, 1837); Xenoglossa angelica Cockerell, 1902; Xenoglossa (Peponapis) howardi Cockerell, 1918; Xenoglossa pruinosa var lutzi Cockerell, 1923
Size
Female 12.5-14 mm; male 11-13 mm.
Range
Utah and Arizona, eastward to the New England states and Georgia.
Habitat
Vicinity of Cucurbitaceae plants.
Season
June to September
Food
Pollen and nectar from members of Cucurbitaceae (squash, pumpkins, etc.)
Life Cycle
It usually nests near or under Cucurbitaceae plants. Solitary, one generation per year.
Internet References
Discover Life
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 16 October, 2006 - 10:21pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 6 July, 2009 - 2:39pm

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