Sea Aster Cellophane Bee
Colletes halophilus
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Insects
Colletes halophilus, the sea aster mining bee, is a rare species of mining bee from the family Colletidae which is found around the margins of saltmarsh and other coastal habitats in south-eastern England and north-western Europe. It is threatened by rising sea levels and human development which reduce its food plant sea aster and destroy its nesting areas.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Colletidae
- Genus
- Colletes