Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Colletes armata Patton, 1879; Colletes armatus Patton, 1879; Colletes scitula Patton, 1879; Colletes spinosa Robertson, 1891; Colletes bigeloviae Cockerell, 1897; Colletes brevispinosus Viereck, 1903["1902"]; Colletes tegularis Swenk, 1905; Colletes nevadensis Swenk, 1908; Colletes kudonis Cockerell, 1927; Colletes coloradensis Cockerell, 1933; Colletes simulans armatus Patton, 1879, valid subspecies; Colletes simulans miamiensis Mitchell, 1951, valid subspecies; Colletes simulans nevadensis Swenk, 1908, valid subspecies
Explanation of Names
Colletes simulans Cresson, 1868
Size
Female: Length 11.5; Wing 8.25mm
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Male: Length 10mm; Wing 7mm
(1)Range
North Carolina and Georgia, north to Wisconsin, Michigan, New York and the New England states, into southern Canada. West to the West Coast.
Season
January; May to November.
Food
Visits flowers from several families especially Asteraceae. The Hosts section on its
Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.
Print References
Mitchell, T.B. 1960 Bees of the Eastern United States. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 141.
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