Mojave Poppy Bee

Perdita meconis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae

Perdita meconis, the Mojave poppy bee, is a rare bee species that was described in 1993. The Mojave poppy bee has been petitioned for protection under the Endangered Species Act due to pressures in their native range such as invasive species, habitat fragmentation, gypsum mining, and climate change. Overview The Mojave poppy bee is a solitary bee that is a part of the genus Perdita and is native to the Mojave Desert.

Distribution

Loading map…

Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 11

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Jason Eckberg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionPerdita meconis, Wikipedia contributors

Mojave Poppy Bee

More from the same family

Ancylandrena atoposoma

Creosote Bush Ancylandrena

Two-spotted Miner Bee

Yellow-faced Miner Bee

Allegheny Mining Bee

Ambiguous Miner

Colourful Willow Miner Bee

Narrow-legged Miner Bee