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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies (Megachilidae) » Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives (Megachilinae) » Mason bees and relatives (Osmiini) » Hoplitis
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Bees 'n' Berries - Hoplitis, likely Hoplitis (Alcidamea) producta gracilis - Hoplitis - female
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

Bees 'n' Berries - Hoplitis, likely Hoplitis (Alcidamea) producta gracilis - Hoplitis - Female
Santiago Oaks Park, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
April 13, 2007
A forest fire was stopped maybe a quarter mile from this spot, so it's encouraging to see the bees going about their business. They were jockeying for spots on this berry bush, while beetles kept after the blossoms, ignoring the bees altogether.

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Bees 'n' Berries - Hoplitis, likely Hoplitis (Alcidamea) producta gracilis - Hoplitis - female Bees 'n' Berries - Hoplitis, likely Hoplitis (Alcidamea) producta gracilis - Hoplitis - female Bees 'n' Berries - Hoplitis, likely Hoplitis (Alcidamea) producta gracilis - Hoplitis - female Bees 'n' Berries - Hoplitis, likely Hoplitis (Alcidamea) producta gracilis - Hoplitis - female Bees 'n' Berries - Hoplitis, likely Hoplitis (Alcidamea) producta gracilis - Hoplitis - female
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 14 April, 2007 - 2:03am
Last updated 16 November, 2007 - 1:56pm

Moved
Moved from Osmiini.
… Ron Hemberger, 16 November, 2007 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

Hoplitis
likely H. (Alcidamea) producta gracilis

definitely not Heriades.
… John S. Ascher, 16 November, 2007 - 12:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John, for the update.
...
… Ron Hemberger, 16 November, 2007 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

Osmiini female
likely Heriades

fires create open habitats good for annual flowers and therefore good for many bees, but cavity-nesters like Heriades may lose nest sites
… John S. Ascher, 14 April, 2007 - 3:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID and info.
Post-fire, I'm seeing different insects at this place, many on the very small side. Will keep after the bees and flies.
… Ron Hemberger, 14 April, 2007 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

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