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heatherholmתיאור
Investigating Andrena asteris nest. Several dozen patrolling nesting aggregation in bare sand.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181612164
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ddubois2תיאור
Same location as a male from a few weeks ago. Many Nomada, and a few provisioning females.
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ddubois2תיאור
2 individuals, but from within a few feet of each other at a nesting aggregation of Andrena frigida(?). individual on ground was digging at a site that a female was actively provisioning.
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cpgibsonתיאור
Population was briefly monitored over several weeks while conducting another pollinator study in the habitat. Oak pollen isn't considered nutritious in most literature, but must be useful to some degree. As the Quercus inopina pollen became available, there was stiff competition between females for the best catkins on the tree. Resources are limited at this site, which was xeric scrub.
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סוג Nomadaמתצפת.ת
carolblaneyתיאור
Pollinating Calliandra eriophylla (fairy duster) along the Senita Basin Trail in Organ Pipe Cactus Wilderness/Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
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rongoetzתיאור
I've been thinking Eucera [Synhalonia] rosae, but after looking at the AI's suggestions I'm going to have to go back to square one and think this through.
In spite of getting a lot of photos showing various details, I only managed one oblique shot of the face.
Help would be very much appreciated.
A male in the same tribe (same species?) was seen about 5 hours after this sighting in almost the same spot: see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197900166.
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סוג Colletesמתצפת.ת
kneubaueתיאור
~9 mm. On an Encelia farinosa flower. AI is "pretty sure" this is Hesperapis genus. Abdomen ends in a soft point, eyes appeared dark.
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willstuart2001תיאור
Nectaring on Galactia erecta, NC Sandhills Game Lands, 8/6/2019.
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cynthabbottתיאור
Flight pattern seemed similar to a yellow jacket, but this individual was half the size of the yellow jacket queens I'm seeing in the yard.
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jtkindtתיאור
On alternate-leaf dogwood. ID based on discoverlife key followed up by description. Some noteworthy features: translucent brown tegulae; translucent reddish apical border of tergites; puncture pattern on T2 similar to photo; smoky wings; orange hairs on T6-T7. First time I have been able to see “propodeal triangle” in one of my photos.
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סוג Andrenaמתצפת.ת
louiseinvaתיאור
On a holly tree, which just exploded with testy bumble bees and Yellowjackets, and so forth. No aggression noted from this one.
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סוג Andrenaמתצפת.ת
bertharrisתיאור
Straight basal vein, curved 3rd submarginal, second recurrent straight
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brutledgeתיאור
- female, with pale yellow-orange scopial hairs
- two vs three submarginal cells on forewings
- areolum pad on front feet
- orange hairs on thorax, abdomen & legs
- horn-like protrusions on face above mandibles
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סוג Nomadaמתצפת.ת
doveandshrewתיאור
Observed on cultivated lance-leaved coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
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סוג Colletesמתצפת.ת
rongoetzתיאור
A female bee, one of a number of bees exploring the remnants of a bonfire that had been lit (illegally) in the parking lot over night.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a shot of the face, which might have helped clear up my confusion.
The AI is suggesting Colletes, in particular C. thoracicus. But the seasonality does not work for that bee, and I'm not aware that it ever has the uniformly wide pale apical hairbands across all terga 1-5 that are evident on this bee.
Is Andrena a possiblity?
The AI also gave an honorable mention to Peponapsis pruinosa.
Whatever it turns out to be, it is a very striking bee. I hope someone recognizes it.
