Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Coelioxys mendacina
Explanation of Names
Named in honor of Thomas Say.
Range
British Columbia to Ontario, south to Texas and Florida.
Food
The Hosts section on its
Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.
Remarks
Medler (1965) reported Megachile mendica to he a host of Coelioxys sayi and K. V. Krombein has reared Coelioxys sayi from nests of Megachile mendica at Lake Placid, Fla. This bee has also been recovered from nests of M. brevis.