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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 » Cellophane, Plasterer, Masked, and Allied Bees (Colletidae) » Cellophane bees (Colletes) » Aberrant Cellophane Bee (Colletes aberrans)
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Sand Wasp - Colletes aberrans
Copyright © 2005 Bill Johnson

Sand Wasp - Colletes aberrans
Weaver Dunes, TNC property, Kellogg, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
July 14, 2001
I have another image of this on this site, however, this one shows much more of the wasp. Any possible ID's?
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 21 February, 2005 - 4:13pm
Last updated 8 June, 2012 - 10:28pm

Moved
Moved from Cellophane bees.
… John S. Ascher, 8 June, 2012 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

most likely Colletes aberrans Cockerell
a prairie species
… John S. Ascher, 23 September, 2006 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

Colletes
and here I didn't even know there were dunes in Minnesota! Could be some very interesting bee species there.
… Doug Yanega, 3 November, 2005 - 11:32am login or register to post comments

Solitary bee
This is actually a solitary bee of some kind. Reminds me of a Colletes, but cannot be certain.
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 February, 2005 - 10:41am login or register to post comments

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