Metallic bee
Agapostemon subtilior
Insect
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Brilliant metallic-green bee with copper-red abdomen. Solitary pollinator for native wildflowers; visits diverse garden plants in Bay Area.
Plants that support Metallic bee
8 plants
Bisbee Peak Rush-rose
Crocanthemum scoparium var. scoparium
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Coyote Brush
Baccharis pilularis
shrub
Nectar
Bay Area native
Coast buckwheat
Eriogonum latifolium
perennial herb
Nectar
Graceful Clarkia
Clarkia gracilis ssp. tracyi
perennial herb
Nectar
Bay Area native
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
geophyte
Nectar
Bay Area native
Palmer's abutilon
Abutilon palmeri
shrub
Pollen
Southern honeysuckle
Lonicera subspicata
shrub
Nectar
Bay Area native
Telegraph weed
Heterotheca grandiflora
annual
Pollen
Bay Area native