Great find here yesterday by @nativeplantaddict and noticed by @dmantack. Northernmost confirmed modern record, although @mpelikan might change that soon...
Many males patrolling Kalmia angustifolia; 1 female present early on, but no more seen after that. Closely matches phenology at other known sites.
Good bee site in general. Trip list:
- Agapostemon texanus
- Agapostemon splendens
- Andrena carlini
- Andrena barbara
- Andrena vicina
- Andrena (Scrapteropsis?) sp.
- Augochlora pura
- Augochloropsis viridula
- Bombus bimaculatus
- Bombus perplexus
- Ceratina sp.
- Colletes bradleyi
- Colletes thoracicus
- Habropoda laboriosa
- Halictus ligatus
- Halictus parallelus
- Halictus rubicundus
- Hylaeus cf. modestus
- Lasioglossum [Dialictus] sp.
- Lasioglossum [Hemihalictus] sp.
- Megachile sp.
- Nomada luteoloides
- Nomada imbricata
- Nomada maculata
- small metallic Osmia sp. (atriventris?)
- Osmia felti
- Perdita bradleyi
- Sphecodes brachycephalus
- Sphecodes cf. fattigi/confertus
- Sphecodes sp.
- Xylocopa virginica