Texas Nomad Bee

Nomada texana · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Apidae

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Texas Nomad Bee
Photo: Catherine C. Galley, CC BY

The Texas Nomad Bee is a small bee, with males about 7.5 to 8 mm long and females roughly 8 to 9 mm. It is mostly black with yellow markings and has reddish legs.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Males measure from 7.5 to 8 mm; females are about 8 to 9 mm long.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Nebraska, Idaho, Washington, Kansas.

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

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Texas Nomad Bee photo 2
Photo: Mark Richman, CC BY
Texas Nomad Bee photo 3
Photo: Catherine C. Galley, CC BY
Texas Nomad Bee photo 4
Photo: Catherine C. Galley, CC BY
Texas Nomad Bee photo 5
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY

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/Nomada_texana

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.

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