Summary ²

Caupolicana is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae, native to the Americas; most species are crepuscular in habit, visiting flowers only at dawn and/or dusk. There are over 50 known species, in 4 subgenera (some of which have been historically treated as valid genera).
Size:20mm
Range: Texas, Utah, Arizona, Mexico
Color:Black body, with yellow on head due to pollen
Habitat: Ground-nesting

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1. (c) Benjamin Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Benjamin Schwartz
2. Adapted by Ashley Mackun from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caupolicana

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