Bee hunting based on the Pollen Specialists List for the Eastern US

Mississippi iNat bee targets (from Pollen Specialist Bees of the Eastern United States list):
Andrena asteroides, rare, S-N, Symphyotrichum sp
Andrena bisalicis, R/U, March-July, Salix sp
Andrena canadensis, R/U, Aug-Sept,Asteraceae: Eurybia, Grindelia, Solidago, Symphyotrichum
Andrena fulvipennis(?), R, Sept-Oct, Chrysopsis, Pityopsis
Andrena gardineri, R, April-June, Packera
Andrena krigiana, U/R, March-June, Cichorieae: Hieracium, Krigia
Andrena macoupinensis, U/R, March-June, Salix
Andrena nida, R, March-June, Salix
Andrena nigrae, C-U, April-June, Salix
Andrena simplex(?), U/R, July-Nov, Eurybia, Solidago, Symphyotrichum
Andrena violae, C-U, Mar-Apr, Violets
Calliopsis coloradensis, U/R, Jun-Oct, Chrysopsis, Grindelia, Solidago, Symphotrichum
Panurginus atramontensis, U/R, Apr-June, Vaccinium
Perdita albipennis, R, June-Oct, Grindelia, Helianthus, Heterotheca, Rudbeckia, Symphyotrichum, Verbesina
Perdita bequaerti, R, June-Sept, Bidens, Balduina, Helianthus
Perdita bishoppi, U, July-Sept, Chrysopsis, Heterotheca, Pityopsis
Perdita boltoniae, U/R, July-Oct, Chrysopsis, Heterotheca, Pityopsis
Perdita georgica, R, Aug-Oct, Chrysopsis, Heterotheca, Pityopsis
Perdita halictoides (?), R, April-Sept, Physalis
Perdita obscurata, R, May, Diospyros
Perdita octomaculata, R/U, July-Oct, Baccharis, Chrysopsis, Euthamia, Grindelia,Pityopsis, Solidago, Symphyotrichum
Perdita polygonellae (?), R, Sept-Oct, Polygonella
Pseudopanurgus compositarum (??), R, Sept-Oct, Bidens, Eurybia, Rudbeckia, Solidago, Symphyotrichum
Pseudopanurgus solidaginis, R, Aug-Oct, Bidens, Coreopsis, Helianthus, Rubdeckia, Solidago
Diadasia afflicta, R, March-June, Callirhoe
Florilegus condignus, U/R, April-Aug, Pontederia
Melissodes agilis, C-U, June-Nov, Cirsium, Grindelia, Helianthus, Rudbeckia, Ratibida, Simsia, Solidago, Verbesina
Melissodes boltoniae, U/R, July-Nov, long list of Asteraceae
Melissodes denticulatus, U/R, May-Oct,Helianthus, Vernonia
Melissodes desponsus(?), U, June-Oct, Cirsium
Melissodes fimbriatus, R, Apr-July, Oenothera
Melissodes fumosus, R, Jun-Oct, Chrysopsis, Pityopsis, Solidago
Melissodes niveus, R, July-Oct, Bidens, Helianthus, Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Vernonia
Melissodes tinctus, R, Aug-Dec, Chrysopsis, Helianthus, Symphyotrichum, Verbesina
Melissodes trinodis, U/R, July-Oct, Coreopsis, Grindelia, Helianthus, Heliopsis, Ratibida, Rudbeckia, Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Verbesina
Anthrophorula asteris, R, Aug-Sept, Symphyotrichum
Anthrophorula micheneri, R, Sept-Oct, Agalinas
Colletes aestivalis, U/R, May-Jul, Heuchera
Colletes americanus, U/R, May-Oct, Euthamia, Grindelia, Helianthus, Pityopsis, Rubdeckia, Solidago, Symphyotrichum
Colletes latitarsis, U/R, Mar-Sept, Physalis
Colletes productus (?), R, April-July, Lyonia, Vaccinium, V.arboreum
Colletes solidaginis, R, July-Sept, Solidago
Colletes speculiferus, U/R/, July-Oct, Euthamia, Solidago, Symphotrichum
Dieunomia nevadensis and D.nevadensis bakerii, R, Aug-Sept, Baccharis, Chrysopsis, Grindelia, Helianthus, Heterotheca, Pityopsis
Lithurgopsis gibbosa (??), R, April-May, Opuntia
Paranthidium jugatorium (?), U/R, July-Sept, Erigeron, Grindelia, Helianthus, Heterotheca, Rudbeckia, Silphium, Verbesina
Trachusa dorsalis, R, Aug-Sept, Strophostyles (fuzzy beans and possible earlier than August in my area
Megachile inimica, U/R, July-Nov, Baccharis, Chrysopsis, Cirsium, Coreopsis, Erigeron, Grindelia, Helianthus, Rudbeckia, Silphium, Verbesina, Vernonia
Megachile parallela, U/R, Jun-Sept, Baccharis, Coreopsis, Grindelia, Helenium, Helianthus, Heterotheca, Rudbeckia, Symphyotrichum, Verbesina
Megachile townsendiana, U/R, Jun-Sept, Baccharis, Baileya, Chrysothamnus, Haplopappus, Heterotheca, Hymenopappus, Isocoma, Pectis, Verbesina
Ashmeadiella bucconis(??), R, May-Aug, Coreopsis, Erigeron, Grindelia, Heterotheca, Helianthus, Rudbeckia, Solidago, Verbesina
Hesperapis oraria, R, October, Balduina
Melitta americana, R, Jun-July BUT Vaccinium?????
C=Common
R=Rare
U=Uncommon

Link to reference list: https://jarrodfowler.com/specialist_bees.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2hcxeV_8K7YYJzuZjHHtecC4s9fL-8FOMf1aF_k4WCZq81B9ueRyuzgY8_aem_AQxbgo5ncCluSU4mQwuNe2ZIbZb8khwqF02hRyBsbMkOOpMXk8Duw6efMcmMIRJuum5GfVfWJtyjg0wgI3lPD97M

This is a list of bees undocumented for MS on iNat. The bees with (?) or (??) have no records for MS in iNat, on the pollen specialists list or on the Discover life website, however, they are noted to occur all around our state in adjacent states and should have a host plant that is available in this state. I have looked for the Diadasia species on Callirhoe without luck, and several of these will be limited by the availability of the plants such as Oenothera and Polygonella. I am not incredibly sure about the dates listed, but if you pull up these species on iNat, you can see what records are available and many of these do occur in FL (they have amazing bee diversity) and get an idea of what our activity time frame might be.

Posted on 20 de abril de 2024, 11:55 PM by misspt