Bee ID Guides

Download our mini-posters for your educational or conservation purposes by clicking each link.

to identify common native bees by para-taxonomic group

(Print: Landscape layout, double-sided, short-edge flip, middle fold)

Complement our ID guide and learn about native bee taxonomy, form, and anatomy a simple way…

Bee Genera, Families and Typical Forms

Photo-Illustrated Species Lists for 58 Texas Sites

Some posters include information on bee species nesting and relative abundance, while others include butterfly larval diets and tips to conserve native bee and pollinator habitat. Use the Site Index link below!

Site Index by Texas Ecoregion, County or City

Native Bees & Butterflies of Texas-Oklahoma Cross Timbers Ecoregion (Large 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 the Edwards Plateau, Blackland Prairie, and Cross Timbers Ecoregions (Large 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, and Cross Timbers Ecoregions (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)

Brackenridge Field Lab Travis Co. Native Bees

This extensive bee species list describes nesting, sociality, and diets for each species. The summary and additional information was written by Laurel Treviño with permission from bee taxonomist and author John L. Neff.

Laurel Treviño Murphy, Outreach Program Coordinator, developed the page content and linked educational resources with species lists provided by Shalene Jha, Rebecca Ruppell, Kim Ballare, Sarah Cusser, Michael Caballero, Sean Griffin, and John Neff. Photographer attributions apply.