Blueberry Cellophane Bee (Colletes validus)

Blueberry Cellophane Bee, a reference photo — Photo: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA · Public domain

Colletes validus, colloquially known as the blueberry cellophane bee, is a solitary, specialist bee in the family Colletidae. It is found primarily in eastern North America where it nests in sandy soils near ericaceous plants.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Blueberry 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 inaequalis
Melitta melittoides
Andrena bradleyi
Melitta eickworti
Andrena barbilabris

Classification

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

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