Anthophora possibly with white face on penstemon - Anthophora bomboides

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Anthophora possibly with white face on penstemon - Anthophora bomboides

Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
July 24, 2013
Size: BL ~ 15.5 mm

This white-faced bee has 3-cell venation with a short marginal cell that suggests genus Anthophora. It was seen on blossoms of Penstemon virgatus and then dropped to the ground. Any help with its ID is much appreciated.

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Anthophora possibly with white face on penstemon - Anthophora bomboides

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Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 9 August, 2013 - 5:40pm
Last updated 6 September, 2017 - 11:06pm

Moved

Moved from Bumble-bee-mimic Anthophora.

… John S. Ascher, 6 September, 2017 - 11:06pm

Moved

Moved from Subgenus Melea.

… John S. Ascher, 14 March, 2014 - 10:24pm

Anthophora bomboides

Thanks so much for the ID of this large bee with a very appropriate name! Your help is much appreciated.

… Lynn Monroe, 18 March, 2014 - 11:05am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John S. Ascher, 9 August, 2013 - 5:46pm

Anthophora subgenus Melea

Thanks so much for this ID, Dr. Ascher. I am delighted to get the bee to subgenus. I see on BugGuide that there are only two species in this subgenus in the west. I will try to get the revision of the subgenus Melea and see what the differences are between the two species.

… Lynn Monroe, 9 August, 2013 - 6:21pm

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