Heather (Girdled) Colletes

Colletes succinctus

Colletes succinctus, the common colletes or heather colletes, is a species of Palearctic mining bee from the family Colletidae. It is part of the succinctus species group within the genus Colletes and is especially closely related to the ivy bee and the sea aster mining bee which are partially sympatric with C. succinctus but ecologically separate.

Scientific name

Colletes succinctus

Family

Colletidae