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Species Brachymelecta californica

wasp or bee on buckwheat - Brachymelecta californica black-and-white fly or wasp or bee - Brachymelecta californica Xeromelecta? - Brachymelecta californica - male Xeromelecta californica? - Brachymelecta californica - male Bee or Fly on Bird of Paradise - Brachymelecta californica - male California xeromelecta in Iowa? - Brachymelecta californica - male black and white bee  - Brachymelecta californica - female Brachymelecta californica? - Brachymelecta californica - male
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 Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees)
Tribe Melectini (Mourning Bees)
Genus Brachymelecta
Species californica (Brachymelecta californica)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Xeromelecta californica
Brachymelecta californica (Cresson, 1878)
Size
length: females 8-14 mm; males 9-18 mm
Identification
Scopa lacking (as in all Melectini); terga with medially broken bands of appressed white (rarely pale brown) pubescence.
See also Internet Reference (DiscoverLife)
Range
From B.C. (Canada) south to CA, east to IL; also Mexico (Baja California)
Food
The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known associations based on specimen records and images.
Remarks
Parasite of Anthophora
Internet References