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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)Observer
tom_barnes_Description
On a California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
Carlsbad, CA
IMG_6069b
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Peridot Sweat Bee (Augochlorella pomoniella)Observer
tom_barnes_Description
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Start: 12:11
End: 1:48
Temp: 70
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Directly adjacent to TP2 transect
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White-fronted Small-Mason (Hoplitis albifrons)Observer
acarperDescription
male and female in copula
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California Digger-cuckoo Bee (Brachymelecta californica)Observer
anudibranchmom
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California Digger-cuckoo Bee (Brachymelecta californica)Observer
silversea_starsong
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Dimorphic Mountain-digger Bee (Habropoda tristissima)Observer
nature4lzwDescription
Bee on black sage (Salvia melliferra)
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White-haired Monk Longhorn (Eucera frater ssp. albopilosa)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
On lupine
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Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee (Megachile melanophaea)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
ID confirmed by Dr John Ascher, Hymenoptera specialist for Discover Life and Bug Guide.
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Vancouver Bumble Bee (Bombus vancouverensis)Observer
watercoloristDescription
on lavender
Photo by Larry Umthun
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Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Observer
thumbwaveDescription
Several individuals using the same hole.
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Ornate Checkered Beetle (Trichodes ornatus)Observer
tom_barnes_Description
On a California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
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Foothill Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. orpifex)Observer
anudibranchmom
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Foothill Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. orpifex)Observer
andreacalaDescription
Ever since @johnascher noted that the slits in the California Fuchsia here were possibly made by a Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex, I had been hoping to see one… and this might be her. See also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58638618.
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Foothill Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. orpifex)Observer
andreacalaDescription
Feeding on Western Redbud.
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Foothill Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. orpifex)Observer
tom_barnes_Description
On Southern California Milkvetch (Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus).
uIMG_7859
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Foothill Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. orpifex)Observer
naturephotosuzeDescription
Santa Ynez Canyon
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Foothill Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. orpifex)Observer
andreacalaDescription
Feeding on Cleveland Sage, a second, hairier individual showing up at the same time as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79283768.
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Foothill Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. orpifex)Observer
andreacalaDescription
Slicing into the tubular sage flowers.
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Foothill Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. orpifex)Observer
anudibranchmom
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Foothill Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. orpifex)Observer
naturephotosuzeDescription
LA River-Tujunga Wash
Saw at least 3 of these
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Half-black Bumble Bee (Bombus vagans)Observer
gwenlhDescription
On cultivated aster. If I'm right then this would be an example of the bees brought to the Lower Mainland from eastern Canada having further "naturalized". The closest iNat observation (Aug 2021) I can see to us is more than 50 km away. The only Bombus I have been seeing for the past few weeks has been our black and yellow Pyrobombus (Vosnesenskii/Caliginosus). Almost all very small individuals.
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Yellow-Fronted Bumble Bee (Bombus flavifrons)Observer
gwenlhDescription
Female on lavender.
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Olympia Cellophane-cuckoo Bee (Epeolus olympiellus)Observer
gwenlhDescription
Bob Biagi (on BugGuide) id'ed this as Epeolini. New to me. Of course I had a look at the observations on our NBSBC project and found Epeolus olympiellus, so far observed for our project only on Vancouver Island. BugGuide has observations on Galiano, in Richmond, and in WA. This individual seems to be more grey than black. Male? (no spines visible at tip of abdomen?)
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Sunflower Chimney Bee (Diadasia enavata)Observer
brianplathDescription
Need help with the bee and I think this is a Texas Thistle flower.
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Wide-striped Painted-Dark Bee (Stelis laticincta)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
On Yarrow. Looks a lot like https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28409493 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48302501 and the photos on BigGuide: https://bugguide.net/node/view/69738/bgpage
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Wide-striped Painted-Dark Bee (Stelis laticincta)Observer
watercoloristDescription
Foraging on Achillea tomentosa.
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Ashy Digger Bee (Habropoda cineraria)Observer
stjayaaaDescription
15-16 mm in length.. wonderful silver color ..
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Ashy Digger Bee (Habropoda cineraria)Observer
watercoloristDescription
on Ribes aureum
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Anthophora walshiiObserver
amoorehouseDescription
Found on wild bergamot in remnant prairie.
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Horn-faced Mason Bee (Osmia cornifrons)Observer
kjhungDescription
Osmia cornifrons, female, foraging on Stylophorum diphyllum. Note clypeal denticle in microscope shot.
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Two-banded Cellophane-cuckoo Bee (Epeolus bifasciatus)Observer
amoorehouseDescription
Found on black-eyed susan.
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Black Shortface (Dufourea maura)Observer
tastleDescription
Found sleeping just before a rainstorm in a meadow. Length approx 8-10mm
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Anthophora edwardsiiObserver
andreacalaDescription
Feeding on Common Fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii). Very fast moving, and audible. Possibly Dimorphic?
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Buckwheat Masked Bee (Hylaeus polifolii)Observer
mcduckDescription
~6mm length. Seen in our garden on Eriogonum giganteum. (live oak/chaparral habitat). ID by John S. Ascher @ BugGuide.
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Clarkia Evening Bee (Hesperapis regularis)Observer
georgewilliams1Description
In a Splendid Mariposa
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Peridot Sweat Bee (Augochlorella pomoniella)Observer
mcduckDescription
2476 ft elevation. On Cirsium occidentale var. venustum.
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Slevin's Cellophane Bee (Colletes slevini)Observer
mcduckDescription
~8mm length. Seen in our garden (live oak/chaparral habitat). ID by John S. Ascher @ BugGuide.
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Nimble Squash Bee (Xenoglossa strenua)Observer
kjhungDescription
Male Xenoglossa strenua foraging in cultivated pumpkin flower in a commercial pumpkin field.
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Miserable Mining Bee (Andrena miserabilis)Observer
heatherholmDescription
Plant: Cornus racmosa
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Silver-tailed Petalcutter (Megachile montivaga)Observer
andreacalaDescription
Feeding on Cliff Aster.
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Osmia montanaObserver
twillrichardsonDescription
Monster mandibles. All black.
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andreacalaDescription
On California Brittlebush.
I noticed light brown organisms on the bee's neck, possibly mites, or eggs from a parasite?
