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Mason Bees (Genus Osmia)Observer
red_wolfDescription
found in front of solitary bee house
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Fog-belt Bumble Bee (Bombus caliginosus)Observer
lohumpDescription
caliginosus Bombus f 43.974, -123.114
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Prunus Miner Bee (Andrena prunorum)Observer
nmdgDescription
Many males and females around. She was leaving her nest.
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Common Digger Bees (Genus Anthophora)Observer
terminally_curiousDescription
Under a truck. Not positive on the ID. There have been some kind of ground bees at this site every summer for years. Wasn't able to find the bee today, but I located a nest.
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Western Blue Orchard Bee (Osmia lignaria ssp. propinqua)Observer
brianalindhDescription
Totally covered in mites.
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
megan_ascheDescription
Inactive cemetery with prairie and introduced forage.
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Cellophane Bees (Genus Colletes)Observer
watercoloristDescription
foraging on chrysanthemum
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Subgenus AgapostemonObserver
watercoloristDescription
foraging on Sweet Alyssum
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Oblong Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium oblongatum)Observer
kiwikiuDescription
was taken down by another bee and stunned for a bit
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Genus ThygaterObserver
kiwikiuPlace
300 meters east of the gas station, Provincia de Puntarenas, Monteverde, Costa Rica (Google, OSM)
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Genus MyopaObserver
beesearch_willDescription
Perched on Ceanothus. Most of the bees foraging there were Andrena spp.
I suspect the association with Andrena is more important than Ceanothus, so that's what I put in the "Association" field.
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Nomad Bees (Genus Nomada)Observer
beesearch_willDescription
Swung a net through a swarm surrounding a Rhododendron. More than one species represented (not that I know what they are).
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Morrison's Bumble Bee (Bombus morrisoni)Observer
wenatcheebDescription
Saw only two Bombus. This one seems to be nectaring, as her corbicula are full of orange pollen. The only flowers with orange pollen on this bank were mullein.
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Vancouver Island Bumble Bee (Bombus vancouverensis ssp. vancouverensis)Observer
abeDescription
On cultivated Cotoneaster near ocean shoreline
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Vancouver Island Bumble Bee (Bombus vancouverensis ssp. vancouverensis)Observer
kristintolleDescription
There are dozens of these in my garden.
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Vancouver Island Bumble Bee (Bombus vancouverensis ssp. vancouverensis)Observer
kristintolle
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Armored-Resin Bees (Genus Heriades)Observer
monicafletDescription
This bright thick resin plug was filling up a hole in an outbuilding that used to carry a hose bib through a wall. The building is insulated with sheep’s wool. There were three globose nodules inside that can be seen. I have read of leafcutter bees and wonder if that might be what I have seen here.
What might the round nodules bee?
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Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)Observer
watercoloristDescription
Mating pair and female on Gray Rabbitbrush.
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Mason Bees (Genus Osmia)Observer
garychangDescription
This bee was dead when I found it. Didn't notice it was covered in mites until I looked at this photo on my computer.
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Western Bumble Bee (Bombus occidentalis)Observer
garychangDescription
On cultivated spirea.
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Western Bumble Bee (Bombus occidentalis)Observer
garychangDescription
Visiting what I think is cultivated spirea.
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Western Bumble Bee (Bombus occidentalis)Observer
garychangDescription
Visiting cultivated spirea
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Oblong Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium oblongatum)Observer
garychangDescription
Female gathering plant fibers. Video at: https://youtu.be/wpMiFwsufeA
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Wide-legged Sweat Bee (Agapostemon femoratus)Observer
watercoloristDescription
foraging on Hoary Aster
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Wide-legged Sweat Bee (Agapostemon femoratus)Observer
watercoloristDescription
foraging on Symphoricarpos albus - Snowberry
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Van Dyke's Bumble Bee (Bombus vandykei)Observer
johnkoltsDescription
This ID assumes yellow band is on T3, if on T4 then B vandykei does not fit. This bee does have yellow hairs on posterior sternal segments but yellow on scutellum does not fit with B caliginosus.
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Longhorn-cuckoo Bees (Genus Triepeolus)Observer
janeabelDescription
Not all the same individual. I see Triepeolus rather frequently, but these looked smaller than normal and there were at least a dozen of them swarming around like gnats. I normally never see more than one at a time.
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Least Cellophane-cuckoo Bee (Epeolus minimus)Observer
janeabelDescription
triepeolus or epeolus?
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Texas Resin-Leafcutter-Cuckoo (Stelis texana)Observer
dhend9Description
Waxy appearance. Foraging on Lavender.
iNat is suggesting Anthidiini.
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White-shouldered Bumble Bee (Bombus appositus)Observer
johnkoltsDescription
B appositus nest. The nest was very active with many bumble bees entering and lleaving, it also had a continuous load buzzing sound with bees inside cooling the nest on this hot day.
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Hunt's Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)Observer
johnkoltsDescription
Nest - different B huntii bees
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Parkinsonia Horse-fly Carpenter (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. parkinsoniae)Observer
sam_moore_
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Oblique Longhorn (Svastra obliqua)Observer
edwardlisowskiDescription
on Coreopsis tinctoria (Columbia tickseed)
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Concave Longhorn-Cuckoo (Triepeolus concavus)Observer
cgwilsonDescription
On Liatris pycnostachya. Thought it was remigatus, but discoverlife says curved S5 and no distinct lines of pale hairs on thorax means concavus
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Anthophora crotchiiObserver
janeabelDescription
Is this Anthophora crotchii -female? Looks nothing like the male!
