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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) » Diphaglossinae » Caupolicana » Caupolicana yarrowi

Species Caupolicana yarrowi

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References · Works Cited
Mesoxaea sp.? - Caupolicana yarrowi - male Mesoxaea sp.? - Caupolicana yarrowi Mesoxaea sp.? - Caupolicana yarrowi - male Unidentified Bee - Caupolicana yarrowi Unknown bee in my yard - Caupolicana yarrowi Colletidae Fork-tongued bee - Caupolicana yarrowi Colletidae Fork-tongued bee - Caupolicana yarrowi Caupolicana yarrowi
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 Colletidae (Cellophane, Plasterer, Masked, and Allied Bees)
Subfamily Diphaglossinae
Genus Caupolicana
Species yarrowi (Caupolicana yarrowi)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Megacilissa yarrowi Cresson, 1875
Caupolicana (Megacilissa) yarrowi (Cresson, 1875)
Caupolicana (Caupolicana) yarrowi (Cresson, 1875)
Size
Female: Length 18-20 mm; wing length 19 mm.(1)
Male: Length 17-21 mm; wing length 14-16½ mm.(1)
Range
sw. US (TX-UT-AZ) to c. Mexico(2)
Discover Life Map
Season
June - September
Food
Visits flowers from several families. The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.
Life Cycle
Builds subterranean nest cells enveloped by hard soil, which easily separates from the surrounding soil. This hard soil is created by the bee regurgitating floral nectar to smooth and waterproof the nest walls.(3)
Internet References
Discover Life
iNaturalist
Moure's Bee Catalog
Works Cited
1.The classification of the Diphaglossinae and North American species of the genus Caupolicana (Hymenoptera, Colletidae)
2.Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2024) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
3.Early Nesting Biology of the Bee Caupolicana yarrowi (Cresson)(Colletidae: Diphaglossinae)
Contributed by John S. Ascher on 14 January, 2012 - 6:05pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov, hg, PaleoJon, Nathaniel Green
Last updated 22 December, 2023 - 10:02pm

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