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Species Colletes slevini - Slevin's Cellophane Bee

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family Colletidae (Cellophane, Plasterer, Masked, and Allied Bees)
Genus Colletes (Cellophane bees)
Species slevini (Slevin's Cellophane Bee)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Colletes eriogoni Cockerell, 1939
Explanation of Names
Colletes slevini Cockerell, 1925
Size
Female: Length 10mm; Wing 6.25(1)
Male: Length 9mm; Wing 6.75(1)
Range
Canada: British Columbia
USA: Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona to the west coast.
Mexico: Baja California
Habitat
Stephen (1954) notes that they're most common in mountainous regions from 2500 - 8000 feet.(1)
Season
May - September
Food
Visits flowers from several families. The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.
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