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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)
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cellophane bee? - Colletes
Copyright © 2020 Larry Reis

cellophane bee? - Colletes
Ludwig Prairie Preserve, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
July 14, 2019
Size: ~10 mm
The distinct light stripes on this bee's abdomen makes me think of a cellophane bee, but I haven't found that many bees in the genus Colletes out in the field before during the summer.

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Contributed by Larry Reis on 10 March, 2020 - 7:45am
Last updated 15 March, 2020 - 7:16am

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 15 March, 2020 - 7:16am login or register to post comments

 
Colletes
Thanks for confirming that this bee is in the genus Colletes, John. My original thought about it was Andrena, but the very broad distinct abdominal bands were more in line with other cellophane bees I've found in the field.
… Larry Reis, 15 March, 2020 - 7:39am login or register to post comments

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