Colletes inaequalis Say 1837

Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, Zootaxa 4352 (1), pp. 1-160 : 69

Colletes inaequalis Say 1837 ( inaequalis group)

County records: Alger, Allegan, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Houghton, Ingham, Iosco, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Leelanau, Livingston, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Newaygo, Oceana, Ogemaw, Osceola, Otsego, Ottawa, Roscommon, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford.

Notes. Nests described from New Jersey, Kansas and Maryland by Smith (1901; as compacta ), Stephen (1954), and Batra (1980), respectively. Population structure and nest suitability studies in New York by López- Uribe et al. (2015). An abundant spring bee and important wild pollinator of spring crops including apple, blueberry and cherry ( Gibbs et al. 2016, 2017).