Aster Cellophane Bee (Colletes compactus)

Aster Cellophane Bee, a reference photo — Photo: USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory · Public domain

Colletes compactus is a species of ground-nesting bee in the genus Colletes.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Aster Cellophane Bee being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Colletes simulans
Andrena asteris
Colletes speculiferus
Andrena braccata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Colletes
Species: Colletes compactus

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