Avalon sweat bee
Lasioglossum avalonense
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Federal: Endangered, CA: Endangered
Endemic to Santa Catalina Island; listed under ESA
Tiny sweat bee, metallic green with minimal body hair. Specialist pollinator of native wildflowers; solitary ground-nester in California.
Plants that support Avalon sweat bee
1 plants
California goldfields
Lasthenia californica
annual
Spring wildflower bloom provides essential nectar and pollen for reproductive females
Bay Area native