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Native Bees of Barton Creek Habitat Preserve Ground Nesting Cavity or wood nesting Lasioglossum spp. Sweat bee • Solitary to social • Small • Very common to rare 1 Diadasia rinconis Cactus bee • Solitary • Small-medium • Common 3 Osmia subfasciata Mason bee • Solitary • Medium • Common Xylocopa virginica Carpenter bee • Solitary • Large • Common Agapostemon texanus Metallic green bee • Solitary-communal • Small • Rare Megachile brevis Leafcutter bee • Solitary • Medium • Rare Perdita ignota Miner bee • Solitary • Small • Very rare Megachile policaris Leafcutter bee • Solitary • Medium • Rare 7 2 4 6 7 Osmia conjuncta Mason bee • Solitary • Medium • Very rare Augochloropsis metallica Sweat bee • Facultative social • Small • Very rare 9 8 Solitary: Builds nest, provisions her young alone Small: Communal: Shares nest but provisions her young Medium: Social: Build nest & provision the young together Large: 31 species total 1. 9. (CC) Sam Droege, www.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml; 2. Val Bugh www.austinbug.com; 3. (CC) 2012 Tom Van Devender, madrean.org; 4. (CC) Sean McCann 2006, http://eol.org; 5. (CC) Andrew Redding 2008 bugguide.net; 6. (CC) Sam Droege, flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml; 7. (CC) 2010 Sarinole, http://bugguide.net; 8. © John Ascher 2006-2010; 9. (CC) Jim McCulloch 2008 inaturalist.org 31 species total Agapostemon angelicus, A. texanus Anthophora californica Apis mellifera (non-native) Augochloropsis metallica Bombus pensylvanicus Centris atripes Diadasia rinconis Dianthidium heterulkei Halictus ligatus Halictus tripartitus Lasioglossum bardum Lasioglossum bruneri Lasioglossum coactum Lasioglossum connexum Lasioglossum disparile Lasioglossum hudsoniellum Lasioglossum semicaeruleum Lasioglossum spp. (5) Megachile brevis Megachile policaris Melissodes tepaneca Osmia conjuncta Osmia subfasciata Perdita ignota Perdita sexmaculata Pterosarus albitarsis Svastra petulca Xylocopa virginica