Bug FAQCreosote Evening Bee
Hesperapis larreae · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Melittidae
The Creosote Evening Bee is a solitary ground-nesting bee that belongs to the family Melittidae. It lives and nests in the ground, and its habits are typical of solitary bees.
Source: Wikipedia
Is it a pest in the house?
There is no specific information about it being a household pest.
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Does it bite or sting?
No details are provided about biting or stinging.
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How to get rid of it
No control methods are described.
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Where it lives
It nests in the ground as a solitary bee.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Its diet is that of a typical solitary bee in the family Melittidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Its life cycle follows that of a solitary ground-nesting bee.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
It is active during the season typical for solitary ground-nesting bees.
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Where it comes from
It is a solitary ground-nesting bee in the family Melittidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
No look-alike species are mentioned.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 6 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Same family (Melittidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperapis_larreae
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.