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Species Diadasia bituberculata

Diadasia bituberculata - female Unidentified bee in Dichelostemma capitatum - Diadasia bituberculata Diadasia bituberculata - female Aggregation of ground-nesting bees - Diadasia bituberculata Diadasia sp.? - Diadasia bituberculata Ground nesting bees - Diadasia bituberculata Ground nesting bees - Diadasia bituberculata Ground nesting bees - Diadasia bituberculata
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 Emphorini (Chimney or Turret Bees)
Genus Diadasia
No Taxon (Subgenus Coquillettapis)
Species bituberculata (Diadasia bituberculata)
Explanation of Names
Diadasia (Coquillettapis) bituberculata Cresson, 1878
Range
Primarily California, extending into Oregon, Nevada, and Baja California. Discover Life Map.
Food
Pollen from native Calystegia (false bindweeds) and introduced Convolvulus (true bindweeds). The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known associations based on specimen records and images.
Print References
North, F. & Lillywhite, H. The function of burrow turrets in a gregariously nesting bee. The Southwestern Naturalist, 25(3): 373-378. (Full text)
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