Colletes marginatus

{{Short description|Species of bee}}

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| name = Colletes marginatus

| image = Colletes marginatus female.jpg

| taxon = Colletes marginatus

| authority = Smith, 1846

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Colletes marginatus is a species of solitary bee of the family Colletidae. The female only gather pollen from flowers of the family Fabaceae, including species like Trifolium arvense, Melilotus albus and Melilotus officinalis. It lives in coastal habitats such as dunes.{{cite book |last1=Brock |first1=Paul D. |title=A comprehensive guide to insects of Britain and Ireland |date=2014 |publisher=Pisces Publications |location=Newbury |isbn=9781874357582 |page=476 |url=https://archive.org/details/comprehensivegui0000broc/page/2/mode/2up?q=%22Colletes+marginatus%22}}