Colletes validus Cresson 1868 ( inaequalis group)

County records: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Chippewa, Crawford, Emmet, Iosco, Jackson, Kent, Lake, Livingston, Mackinac, Marquette, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Newaygo, Oscoda, Roscommon, Saginaw, Schoolcraft, Van Buren, Wexford.

Notes. Due to its specialization on Vaccinium, this is a potentially valuable pollinator of blueberry. Nests described by Batra (1980) and Rajotte (1979) from Maryland and Connecticut, respectively.