American Sand Wasp

Bembix americana native bee

Sand wasps, native to prairie sand country.

9 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Boreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberFlat-topped GoldenrodEuthamia graminifoliawildflower · August-SeptemberMany-flowered Aster (Tufted White Prairie Aster)Symphyotrichum ericoideswildflower · August–SeptemberSneezeweedHelenium autumnalewildflower · August-October

gathers pollen at

BlanketflowerGaillardia aristatawildflower · June–SeptemberBoreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-August

lays eggs on