mmccarthy98's Identifications
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Nomad Bees (Genus Nomada)Observer
dianasironiDescription
Bright red/ orange like a Ladybug. Pretty windy today. Not lots of flying insects are around. Surprised to see this one.
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Composite Bare-Miner (Protandrena compositarum)Observer
mollymjacobsonDescription
A bunch of these patrolling goldenrod - I did not realize at the time that at least some of them were not andrenoides, and had taken photos just as data vouchers. Upon review I was surprised to find the male I'd captured was something different! I was able to narrow this male down to compositarum or solidaginis on DiscoverLife, and Mitchell's description of coloration on the face and legs seems to match compositarum better. I couldn't find any photos of solidaginis for comparison but it seems to be somewhat more southern. Second opinion much appreciated!
I photographed a female on the same flower patch which is definitely not compositarum, and might be andrenoides but I could not be sure - see other post.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242419707
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Cloudy-winged Mining Bee (Andrena nubecula)Observer
mpelikanDescription
On Doellingeria umbellata.
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Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee (Colletes simulans)Observer
mpelikanDescription
On Solidago sempervirens.
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bonnienickelDescription
Observation for bee at bottom: An Agapostemon texanus female faces off with a Nomada bee who wants to enter her nest. The sweat bee finally leaves, the Nomad bee approaches the hole, then backs off when the host bee returns sooner than expected.
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