Many tiny bees and wasps flying around Laurel Sumac flowers, but they land for only a few seconds.
On a Scrophularia californica / California Beeplant, which gives a sense of the very small size of this bee.
paralized. was stung by a parasitoid was before the photo was taken. Did not get a picture of the wasp, but it had clear yellow and black warning markings.
Found two of these bees resting in separate Calochortus splendens flowers on the same plant
Painted t, Mecca Hills Wilderness Area, Mecca Hills Wilderness Area/Orocopia Mountains Wilderness Area, Mecca Hills, Mecca, Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California
Mecca Hills Wilderness Area, Mecca Hills Wilderness Area/Orocopia Mountains Wilderness Area, Mecca Hills, Mecca, Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California
Surprise Valley, Mecca Hills Wilderness Area, Mecca Hills Wilderness Area/Orocopia Mountains Wilderness Area, Mecca Hills, Mecca, Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California
Mecca Hills Wilderness Area, Mecca Hills Wilderness Area/Orocopia Mountains Wilderness Area, Mecca Hills, Mecca, Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California