Laurel Treviño Murphy developed this page content and its linked educational resources with species lists provided by Shalene Jha, Rebecca Ruppell, Kim Ballare, Michael Caballero, and Sean Griffin. You may use the unaltered resources for education or conservation purposes only.
Native Bee ID Guide & Photo-illustrated Species Lists
Use our Texas Native Bee ID Guide to identify native bee groups in your area.
Page from Texas native bee para-taxonomic group ID guide
Use our photo-illustrated species lists to identify native bee & butterfly species in your area. Our posters include information on butterfly larvae diet, bee diversity, nesting, relative abundance, & tips to conserve pollinator habitat. Find sites near you with this index by Texas Ecoregion, County, City.
Native Bees & Butterflies of Cross Timbers Ecoregion, Texas-Oklahoma (11×17)
Cross Timbers Wildlife Management Area, Rubottom, Oklahoma
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Sherman, TX
Lewisville Lake, Lake Dallas, TX
Clay Ranch, Graford, TX
Wilhelm Ranch, Graford, TX
Wagley Ranch, Mineral Wells, TX
Crow Ranch, Palo Pinto, TX
Whitney Lake, Laguna Park, TX
Waco Lake, Waco, TX
Stillhouse Lake, Salado, TX
Native Bees & Butterflies of Edwards Plateau, Blackland Prairie, Cross Timbers Ecoregions in Texas (11×17)
Bastrop Gardens, Austin, Travis Co., Edwards Plateau – Balcones Canyon lands
Brackenridge Field Lab, UT Austin, West Travis Co., Edwards Plateau – Balcones Canyon lands
Deer Park at Maple Run, Austin, West Travis Co., Edwards Plateau – Balcones Canyon lands
Elizabet Ney Museum, Austin, West Travis Co., Edwards Plateau – Balcones Canyon lands
Festival Beach, Austin, West Travis Co., Edwards Plateau – Balcones Canyon lands
Pedernales Falls State Park, West of Austin, Blanco Co., Edwards Plateau
M & J Farms, Marble Falls, Burnet Co., Edwards Plateau-Woodland-Cross Timbers
Sweetberry Farms, Marble Falls, Burnet Co., Edwards Plateau-Woodland-Cross Timbers
Concho Community Garden, UT Austin, East Travis Co., Texas Blackland Prairie
Green Gate Farms, East Austin, East Travis Co., Texas Blackland Prairie
Hornsby Bend, East Austin, East Travis Co., Texas Blackland Prairie
Johnson’s Backyard Garden, East Austin, Travis Co., Texas Blackland Prairie
Springdale Farms, East Austin, Travis Co., Texas Blackland Prairie
Stephenson Nature Preserve, Sunset Valley, East Travis Co., Texas Blackland Prairie
Sunshine Community Gardens, East Austin, Travis Co., Texas Blackland Prairie
Urban Roots Farm, East Austin, Travis Co., Texas Blackland Prairie
McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Cedar Creek, Bastrop Co., Blackland Prairie-East Central Texas Plains-Oak Savanna
Stengl Lost Pines Biological Station, UT Austin, Smithville, Bastrop Co., Texas Plains
Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center, Lewisville Lake-Trinity River, Denton Co., Upland Blackland Prairie, Bottomland-Hardwood Forests
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, Lewisville, Denton Co., Blackland Prairie
Lake Whitney, Dallas
Majestic Orchards, Dallas
Promise of Peace Community Garden, Dallas
Harry Moss Park (Dallas) Hunt Co., Texas Blackland Prairie
Twin Oaks Blueberry Farm, Commerce, Hunt Co., Texas Blackland Prairie
Commerce Community Garden, (Dallas) Hunt Co., Texas Blackland Prairie
Trinity Audubon Center, SE Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas Blackland Prairie
Connemara Meadow Nature Preserve, Allen, (N DFW), Texas Blackland Prairie
Heard Natural Science History Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney (DFW), Prairie
The Nature Conservancy, County Line Prairie (Garrett’s Prairie), North-Blackland Prairie
Common Ground Community Garden, (Richland Hills) Tarrant Co., Cross Timbers-Grand Prairie
Homestead Farm, Keller (Fort Worth), Tarrant Co., Cross Timbers-Grand Prairie
Gnismer Farms, Arlington, Tarrant Co.
Creekwater Ranch, Santo, Palo Pinto Co., Cross Timbers-Grand Prairie
Lake Whitney State Park, Whitney, Hill Co., Cross Timbers-Grand Prairie
Mineral Wells State Park, Mineral Wells, Parker Co., Cross Timbers
R & C Ranch, Collinsville (NE Denton) Grayson Co., Cross Timbers
Ray Roberts Lake State Park, Pilot Point, Sanger, Denton Co., Cross Timbers
Native Bees of Edwards Plateau, Blackland/Tall Grass Prairie, & Cross Timbers Ecoregions in Texas (2 poster sizes per site: Small 8×11 & Large 11×17)
Balcones Canyonlands, National Wildlife Refuge, NW Austin, Travis Co. (S)
Balcones Canyonlands, NWR Edwards Plateau (L)
Barton Creek Habitat Preserve, W Austin, Travis Co.
Barton Creek Habitat Preserve, Edwards Plateau–Balcones Canyonlands (L)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, UT Austin (S)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Edwards Plateau, Balcones Canyon lands (L)
Milton Reimer’s Ranch State Park, Austin, Travis Co. (S)
Milton Reimer’s Ranch State Park, Edwards Plateau – Balcones Canyon lands (L)
Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, Water Quality Protection Land, Austin, Travis Co. (S)
Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, WQPL Edwards Plateau – Balcones Canyon lands (L)
Smiley-Woodfin Prairie, North Texas, West of Paris & Plano, Lamar Co. (S)
Smiley-Woodfin Prairie, North Texas, Native Grassland, Prairie – Tall-grass Prairie (L)
Paul Mathews Prairie Nature Preserve, TNC, Greenville (NE Dallas), Hunt Co. (S)
Paul Mathews Prairie Nature Preserve, TNC, Eastern Texas Blackland Prairie (L)
Clymer Meadow Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Celeste, Hunt Co. (S)
Clymer Meadow Preserve, TNC, Cross Timbers-So. Tall Grass Prairie (L)
Cedar Hill State Park, SE Arlington, Tarrant Co. (S)
Cedar Hill State Park, Eastern Cross Timbers (L)
Fort Worth Nature Center Refuge, NW Fort Worth, Tarrant Co. (S)
Fort Worth Nature Center Refuge, Cross Timbers-Grand Prairie (L)
Laurel Treviño Murphy – Outreach Program Coordinator – CNS, Jha Lab
ltrevino@austin.utexas.edu
The University of Texas at Austin, Integrative Biology, 1 University Station C0930, Austin, TX 78712-0253
