bzand's Identifications

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What

Vancouver Island Bumble Bee (Bombus vancouverensis ssp. vancouverensis)

Observer

parchibald

Date

May 14, 2021 10:11 AM PDT

Place

Tribune Bay, Comox-Strathcona, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)
Vancouver Island Bumble Bee - Photo (c) Bob McDougall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Vancouver Island Bumble Bee (Bombus vancouverensis ssp. vancouverensis)
Added on November 21, 2021
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What

Striped Sweat Bees (Genus Agapostemon)

Observer

parchibald

Date

May 12, 2021 02:11 PM PDT

Place

Hornby Island, BC V0R, Canada (Google, OSM)
Striped Sweat Bees - Photo (c) Ernest Herrera, all rights reserved
bzand's ID: Striped Sweat Bees (Genus Agapostemon)
Added on November 21, 2021
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Propertius Duskywing - Photo (c) NatureShutterbug, all rights reserved, uploaded by Lynn Watson, Santa Barbara
bzand's ID: Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius)
Added on November 21, 2021
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2 photos

What

Ater-group Arion Slugs (Subgenus Arion)

Observer

amanda_howe

Date

July 3, 2021 08:34 PM PDT

Place

Cumberland, BC, CA (Google, OSM)

Description

Mating slugs

Ater-group Arion Slugs - Photo (c) emanon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Ater-group Arion Slugs (Subgenus Arion)
Added on November 13, 2021
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What

Cellophane Bees (Genus Colletes)

Observer

johndreynolds

Date

May 28, 2021 01:20 PM PDT

Place

Kalamalka Lake, North Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)

Description

Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park, Vernon, BC, Canada

Cellophane Bees - Photo (c) aga-ma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Cellophane Bees (Genus Colletes)
Added on October 25, 2021
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What

Genus Andrena

Observer

johndreynolds

Date

May 28, 2021 12:54 PM PDT

Place

Kalamalka Lake, North Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)

Description

Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park, Vernon, BC, Canada

Andrena - Photo (c) amoorehouse, all rights reserved
bzand's ID: Genus Andrena, a member of Typical Mining Bees (Subfamily Andreninae)
Added on October 25, 2021
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5 photos

What

Furrow Bees (Genus Halictus)

Observer

gwenlh

Date

August 22, 2021 01:28 PM PDT

Place

Squamish-Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)

Description

Male. I have a hard time telling whether the bands on the abdomen are at the top or bottom of the segments. However, the long antennae andd the yellow markings on the legs suggest the id to me. On Euthamia graminifolia.

Furrow Bees - Photo (c) cotinis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
bzand's ID: Furrow Bees (Genus Halictus)
Added on October 25, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

6 photos

What

Genus Andrena

Observer

gwenlh

Date

May 9, 2021 11:37 AM PDT

Place

Squamish-Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)

Description

Female. On Viburnum.

Andrena - Photo (c) amoorehouse, all rights reserved
bzand's ID: Genus Andrena, a member of Typical Mining Bees (Subfamily Andreninae)
Added on October 25, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

6 photos

What

Genus Andrena

Observer

gwenlh

Date

May 13, 2021 02:05 PM PDT

Place

Garibaldi Highlands Squamish BC (Google, OSM)

Description

Female. Most Andrena I saw this year had plain black abdomens. A few, like this one, had white hair bands.

Andrena - Photo (c) amoorehouse, all rights reserved
bzand's ID: Genus Andrena, a member of Typical Mining Bees (Subfamily Andreninae)
Added on October 25, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

5 photos

What

Genus Andrena

Observer

gwenlh

Date

May 9, 2021 11:57 AM PDT

Place

Squamish-Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)

Description

Female on viburnum. Photo one shows gold-coloured fringes at tip of abdomen as well as underneath.Only a few of my Andrena observations this season showed individuals with this kind of abdominal striping.

Andrena - Photo (c) amoorehouse, all rights reserved
bzand's ID: Genus Andrena, a member of Typical Mining Bees (Subfamily Andreninae)
Added on October 25, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Genus Andrena

Observer

gwenlh

Date

June 8, 2021 12:38 PM PDT

Place

Squamish-Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)

Description

Female on ceanothus. When I took these photos I was seeing many Andrena. My notes indicate that this one was quite small.

Andrena - Photo (c) amoorehouse, all rights reserved
bzand's ID: Genus Andrena, a member of Typical Mining Bees (Subfamily Andreninae)
Added on October 25, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Genus Andrena

Observer

jasonheadley

Date

June 15, 2021 05:27 PM PDT

Place

Birkenhead Lake, Squamish-Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)
Andrena - Photo (c) amoorehouse, all rights reserved
bzand's ID: Genus Andrena, a member of Typical Mining Bees (Subfamily Andreninae)
Added on October 23, 2021
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What

Half-black Bumble Bee (Bombus vagans)

Observer

katemckeown

Date

August 13, 2021 03:47 PM PDT

Place

Anderson Flats, Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)
Half-black Bumble Bee - Photo (c) Andrée Reno Sanborn, all rights reserved
bzand's ID: Half-black Bumble Bee (Bombus vagans)
Added on October 23, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps (Infraorder Aculeata)

Observer

seandaniels

Date

July 20, 2021 08:21 AM UTC

Place

Ryder Lake, Chilliwack, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Description

If you can see in these blurry photos, there is a hovering bee.

Vespoid Wasps - Photo (c) sterling, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sterling Sheehy
bzand's ID: Vespoid Wasps (Superfamily Vespoidea)
Added on October 21, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Genus Lasioglossum

Observer

seandaniels

Date

July 17, 2021 02:36 PM UTC

Place

Promontory, Chilliwack, BC V2R, Canada (Google, OSM)
Lasioglossum - Photo (c) Alex, all rights reserved
bzand's ID: Genus Lasioglossum, a member of Sweat Bees (Family Halictidae)
Added on October 18, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)

Observer

lenachiasson

Date

August 8, 2021 12:14 PM PDT

Place

Région Stikine, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)
Metallic Sweat Bees - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
bzand's ID: Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)
Added on October 18, 2021
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What

Bees (Epifamily Anthophila)

Observer

opal6

Date

May 19, 2021 08:06 PM UTC

Place

WB Steveston Hwy @ Palmberg Rd, Richmond, BC V6W 1A5, Canada (Google, OSM)
Andrena - Photo (c) amoorehouse, all rights reserved
bzand's ID: Genus Andrena, a member of Typical Mining Bees (Subfamily Andreninae)
Added on October 14, 2021
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3 photos

What

Masked Bees (Genus Hylaeus)

Observer

katemckeown

Date

July 25, 2021 04:02 PM PDT

Place

Beatton, Peace River, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)
Masked Bees - Photo (c) quoll2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Masked Bees (Genus Hylaeus)
Added on October 13, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Sitka Bumble Bee (Bombus sitkensis)

Observer

ellyne

Date

July 18, 2021 11:12 AM PDT

Place

Crooked River, Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)
Bumble Bees - Photo (c) sankax, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Bumble Bees (Genus Bombus)
Added on October 12, 2021
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2 photos

What

Tribe Halictini

Observer

folkus

Date

June 12, 2021 01:09 PM PDT

Place

Beharrell Rd, Abbotsford, BC, CA (Google, OSM)
Striped Sweat Bees - Photo (c) Ernest Herrera, all rights reserved
bzand's ID: Striped Sweat Bees (Genus Agapostemon)
Added on October 12, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)

Observer

kalvinchan

Date

October 7, 2021 03:12 PM EDT

Place

South Pandosy - K.L.O., Kelowna, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Description

HYM0048

Metallic Sweat Bees - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
bzand's ID: Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)
Added on October 10, 2021
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What

Braconid Wasps (Family Braconidae)

Observer

katemckeown

Date

July 22, 2021 08:20 PM PDT

Place

Peace River, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)
Braconid Wasps - Photo (c) Carolyn Gritzmaker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Braconid Wasps (Family Braconidae)
Added on October 10, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Genus Omalus

Observer

lenachiasson

Date

July 9, 2021 03:50 PM PDT

Place

Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)
Cuckoo Wasps - Photo (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Cuckoo Wasps (Family Chrysididae)
Added on October 10, 2021
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3 photos

What

Club-horned Sawflies (Family Cimbicidae)

Observer

mcitsci

Date

June 21, 2021 12:08 PM PDT

Place

Strathcona, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)
Club-horned Sawflies - Photo (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Club-horned Sawflies (Family Cimbicidae)
Added on October 10, 2021
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3 photos

What

Braconid Wasps (Family Braconidae)

Observer

katemckeown

Date

July 19, 2021 01:37 PM PDT

Place

Whiskers Point, Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)
Braconid Wasps - Photo (c) Carolyn Gritzmaker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Braconid Wasps (Family Braconidae)
Added on October 10, 2021
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What

Chalcidoid Wasps (Superfamily Chalcidoidea)

Observer

katemckeown

Date

July 19, 2021 02:16 PM PDT

Place

Whiskers Point, Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)
Chalcidoid Wasps - Photo (c) manimiranda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Chalcidoid Wasps (Superfamily Chalcidoidea)
Added on October 10, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Braconid Wasps (Family Braconidae)

Observer

katemckeown

Date

July 19, 2021 02:37 PM PDT

Place

Whiskers Point, Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)
Braconid Wasps - Photo (c) Carolyn Gritzmaker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Braconid Wasps (Family Braconidae)
Added on October 10, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Braconid Wasps (Family Braconidae)

Observer

katemckeown

Date

July 19, 2021 05:24 PM PDT

Place

Whiskers Point, Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)
Braconid Wasps - Photo (c) Carolyn Gritzmaker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Braconid Wasps (Family Braconidae)
Added on October 10, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Braconid Wasps (Family Braconidae)

Observer

katemckeown

Date

July 19, 2021 05:36 PM PDT

Place

Whiskers Point, Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada (Google, OSM)
Braconid Wasps - Photo (c) Carolyn Gritzmaker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bzand's ID: Braconid Wasps (Family Braconidae)
Added on October 10, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees (Suborder Apocrita)

Observer

fmcghee

Date

October 1, 2021 10:53 AM PDT

Place

Oak Bay, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)

Description

numerous on Polygonum spergulariiforme

Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees - Photo (c) skitterbug, some rights reserved (CC BY)
bzand's ID: Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees (Suborder Apocrita)
Added on October 10, 2021
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