Oblique Longhorn

Svastra obliqua · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Apidae

Also called: Sunflower Bee

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Oblique Longhorn
Photo: Sam Droege, Public domain

Svastra obliqua is a long-horned bee that belongs to the family Apidae. It lives in both Central America and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Svastra obliqua is a long-horned bee in the Apidae family.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range includes Central America and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 41 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Texas, Kansas, California, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, Nebraska.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Oblique Longhorn photo 3
Photo: Sam Droege, Public domain
Oblique Longhorn photo 4
Photo: Insects Unlocked, CC0
Oblique Longhorn photo 5
Photo: Sam Droege, Public domain
Oblique Longhorn photo 6
Photo: Insects Unlocked, CC0

Same family (Apidae)

Western Honey BeeWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaCan stingCommon Eastern Bumble BeeCommon Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensCan stingEastern Carpenter BeeEastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaCan stingBrown-belted Bumble BeeBrown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisCommon Carder Bumble BeeCommon Carder Bumble BeeBombus pascuorumBuff-tailed Bumble BeeBuff-tailed Bumble BeeBombus terrestris

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svastra_obliqua

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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