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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 » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Chimney or Turret Bees (Emphorini) » Diadasia
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large Colorado bee - Diadasia - female
Copyright © 2012 moonfox

large Colorado bee - Diadasia - Female
Huerfano Butte, Huerfano County, Colorado, USA
May 29, 2012
Size: ~11mm

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Contributed by moonfox on 4 October, 2012 - 10:21am
Last updated 4 October, 2012 - 3:35pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 4 October, 2012 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

female Diadasia (Apidae)
the species-level diagnosis of Diadasia is not generally possible from photos, unfortunately. This does, however, look like one of the cactus specialist species, so (based on geography) it's most likely to be D. australis UNLESS it was collected on yellow composites and simply was cleaned up to remove pollen; in that case, it would be D. enavata.
… Doug Yanega, 4 October, 2012 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Doug!
Thanks for the helpful comments!
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 4 October, 2012 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

 
It was collected in a blue be
It was collected in a blue beebowl (passive trap). Thanks for your help!
… moonfox, 4 October, 2012 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

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