Pacific Digger Bee
Anthophora pacifica
Insect
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Large, fuzzy, dark digger bee with pale leg hairs. Bay Area native spring pollinator; ground nester in open banks; preferred pollinator of wild and cultivated plants.
Plants that support Pacific Digger Bee
4 plants
Point Reyes Ceanothus
Ceanothus gloriosus
shrub
Pollen
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
shrub
Nectar
Bay Area native
Great Camas
Camassia leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii
perennial herb
Nectar
Indian Warrior
Pedicularis densiflora
perennial herb
Pollen
Bay Area native