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Species Brachymelecta californica

Andrenidae? hopefully Calliopsis zonalis sierrae - Brachymelecta californica Cuckoo Bee? - Brachymelecta californica black-and-white fly or wasp or bee - Brachymelecta californica Brown Eyed Bee - Brachymelecta californica - male Wasp species? - Brachymelecta californica - male Xeromelecta? - Brachymelecta californica - female Cuckoo bee? - Brachymelecta californica Brachymelecta californica (2) - Brachymelecta californica
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