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Perplexed Miner Bee (Andrena perplexa)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 17, 2024 03:54 PM PDT

Description

I think
Keyed on Discover Life
Notes
Locality where specimen was collected in Canada - British Columbia
Flight Season - Month - April
Body length, in mm - 13
Head, labral process, margin - Entire, edge continuous from side to side
Head, vertex height, distance from lateral ocelli to rear margin of head - About 1 ocellar diameter
Head, facial fovea, width at level of antennal sockets - or at bottom for species with short fovea - BROAD, fovea broader than antennal socket
Head, clypeus, surface texture between pits - SHINY in center or apically and DULLED at least along dorsal and lateral margins
Head, facial fovea, length - Extremely long, reaching to below level of top margin of clypeus
Head, facial fovea, minimum distance to lateral ocellus - ABOUT ONE ocellar diameter
Thorax, propodeal triangle, percentage of LENGTH coarsely sculptured
5 - 50 percent
Wings, forewing, number of submarginal cells - 3
Wing, forewing, vein m-cu meets second submarginal cell - At middle of cell

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What

Rhododendrons and Azaleas (Genus Rhododendron)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 17, 2024 03:27 PM PDT

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What

Shrubby Gromwell (Lithodora fruticosa)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 17, 2024 02:35 PM PDT

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What

Grasses (Family Poaceae)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 17, 2024 02:29 PM PDT

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What

Tea Rose (Rosa × odorata)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 17, 2024 03:56 PM PDT

Description

Mason bee nest site

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What

Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee (Bombus mixtus)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 17, 2024 04:46 PM PDT

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What

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 17, 2024 04:21 PM PDT

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What

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 17, 2024 04:20 PM PDT

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What

California Bumble Bee (Bombus californicus)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 17, 2024 03:33 PM PDT

Description

released

Photos / Sounds

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 17, 2024 02:22 PM PDT

Description

released

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What

Pacific Digger Bee (Anthophora pacifica)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 16, 2024 05:14 PM PDT

Description

released

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What

Northern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 16, 2024 04:54 PM PDT

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What

Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee (Bombus mixtus)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 16, 2024 04:52 PM PDT

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What

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 16, 2024 04:51 PM PDT

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What

Nomad Bees (Genus Nomada)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 13, 2024 02:31 PM PDT

Description

Lekking on plant without flowers

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What

Nomad Bees (Genus Nomada)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 13, 2024 01:07 PM PDT

Description

Lekking on plant without flowers

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What

Typical Sawflies (Superfamily Tenthredinoidea)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 10, 2024 10:06 AM PDT

Description

found on tarp on lawn

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What

California-Lilacs (Genus Ceanothus)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 13, 2024 05:24 PM PDT

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What

Rhododendrons and Azaleas (Genus Rhododendron)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 13, 2024 01:22 PM PDT

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What

W-labrum Miner (Andrena w-scripta)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 12, 2024 01:58 PM PDT

Description

I think.
Notes from Discover Life key
Flight Season - Month = April
Locality where specimen was collected in Canada = British Columbia
Body length, in mm = 10
Head

  • malar area, minimum length = Extremely short, no wider than rim of compound eye
  • clypeus, surface texture between pits = SHINY throughout
  • labral process, length = Moderate, between one-third and one-half length of labrum
  • facial fovea, color of hair = All pale, white to yellow
  • facial fovea, length = Long, reaching to below level of lower margin of antennal socket, sometimes to level of top margin of clypeus
  • facial quadrangle - Note, the diagram is misleading the measurement is from the bottom of the middle ocellus = QUADRATE, about as broad as long
  • labral process, margin = Bidentate
  • vertex height, distance from lateral ocelli to rear margin of head = About 1 ocellar diameter

Thorax

  • pronotum, ridge extending down from humeral angle (?Absent, no trace of ridge present)
  • Pronotum, Humeral Angle (? ABSENT, rear margin of pronotum smoothly rounded)
  • propodeal triangle, percentage of LENGTH coarsely sculptured = 5 - 50 percent
  • propodeal corbicula, form = Incomplete, without anterior fringe of hairs, internal hairs usually present
  • scutum, form of hair = Short medially, half as long as hairs on mesepisternum, but not mat-like
  • scutum, texture = Dulled throughout, tessellate
  • scutum, pitting between parapsidal lines, except midline area = Separated by 1-3 pit widths

Wings

  • forewing, number of submarginal cells = 3
  • forewing, vein m-cu meets second submarginal cell = At middle of cell

Abdomen

  • Tergum 2, Surface texture in middle of tergum = GRANULAR or with fine lines, usually dull but may still be somewhat shiny
  • Tergum 2, Pale apical hair bands = Narrowly interrupted medially, no more than half of apical margin bare
  • Tergum 2, pitting spacing on longitudinal center of segment - - Note, ignore pitting patterns along the rim and the very base of the segment = Absent or indistinct and difficult to see even at high magnification
  • pygidial plate, internal triangle or ridge = Present, with median raised or textured triangle or longitudinal ridge
  • colour of integument = All DARK, black to reddish-brown, without distinct red or orange coloration or metallic reflections

Legs

  • rear legs, tibial scopal hair formation = Hairs simple and unbranched IN CENTER of outside face of tibia, but hairs along outer edges of tibia can be branched or unbranched

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What

Rhododendrons and Azaleas (Genus Rhododendron)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 12, 2024 01:58 PM PDT

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What

Yellow-haired Sun Fly (Myathropa florea)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 12, 2024 01:36 PM PDT

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Small Carpenter Bees (Genus Ceratina)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 10, 2024 02:34 PM PDT

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What

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 10, 2024 02:16 PM PDT

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What

Echo Azure (Celastrina echo)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 10, 2024 02:07 PM PDT

Description

maybe

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What

Yellow-Fronted Bumble Bee (Bombus flavifrons)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 10, 2024 12:10 PM PDT

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What

Pacific Digger Bee (Anthophora pacifica)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 9, 2024 03:45 PM PDT

Description

netted and released. Image on the flower is after the release it flew here.

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What

Common Digger Bees (Genus Anthophora)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 7, 2024 03:22 PM PDT

Description

Alive, just cold. Anthophora e?

Photos / Sounds

What

Rhododendrons and Azaleas (Genus Rhododendron)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

April 1, 2024 03:42 PM PDT

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What

Pale-fovea Miner (Andrena pallidifovea)

Observer

bobmcd

Date

March 29, 2024 01:40 PM PDT

Description

Keyed on Discover Life https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Andrena_female
Head, clypeus, surface texture between pits
 DULLED throughout
Thorax, propodeal triangle, percentage of LENGTH coarsely sculptured
 5 - 50 percent
Wings, forewing, stigma size
 Broader than prestigma, but vein r longer than 4 vein widths
Wings, forewing, number of submarginal cells
 3
Wing, forewing, vein m-cu meets second submarginal cell
 2. At middle of cell
Locality where specimen was collected in Canada
 British Columbia
Head, facial fovea, length
 Long, reaching to below level of lower margin of antennal socket, sometimes to level of top margin of clypeus
Thorax, scutum, form of hair
 Long throughout, more than half as long as hairs on mesepisternum
Abdomen, Tergum 2, Surface texture in middle of tergum
 GRANULAR or with fine lines, usually dull but may still be somewhat shiny
Thorax, Pronotum, Humeral Angle
 ABSENT, rear margin of pronotum smoothly rounded
Thorax, Pronotum, Humeral Angle
 Present, but WEAK, with slight angle but not with distinct corners
Flight Season - Month
 3. March
Abdomen, Tergum 2, Pale apical hair bands
 2. Narrowly interrupted medially, no more than half of apical margin bare
Head, labral process, margin
 2. Weakly emarginate
Head, vertex height, distance from lateral ocelli to rear margin of head
 2. About 1 ocellar diameter
Head, facial fovea, width at level of antennal sockets - or at bottom for species with short fovea
 BROAD, fovea broader than antennal socket
Legs, rear legs, tibia shape
 Cuneate,
apex at least 1.5 times as wide as basitarsus AND scopal hairs along
outer margin of tibia short and dense, especially apically
Body length, in mm
 11
Head, facial fovea, minimum distance to lateral ocellus
 3. MORE THAN one ocellar diameter
Legs, rear legs, tibial scopal hair formation
 3. Plumose, with many branches per hair

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