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Smoketree Sharpshooter (Homalodisca liturata)Observer
markkjamesDescription
Observed molting (#5) on Baccharis sarothroides and it then walked onto my hand.
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Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)Observer
markkjamesDescription
Crawled onto my hand while photographing.
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Texas Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon texanus)Observer
markkjamesDescription
Crawled onto my hand while photographing.
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San Clemente Digger Bee (Anthophora urbana ssp. clementina)Observer
patsimpson2000
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San Clemente Digger Bee (Anthophora urbana ssp. clementina)Observer
thumbwaveDescription
Still frames captured from video.
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San Clemente Digger Bee (Anthophora urbana ssp. clementina)Observer
patsimpson2000
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Perarthrus vittatusObserver
markkjamesDescription
Temp 100° - appeared to be mating then separated on Isocoma menziesii.
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Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees (Genus Megachile)Observer
lagoondonDescription
It was a cool morning and this bee was still asleep.
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Bees (Epifamily Anthophila)Observer
lagoondonDescription
On this vertical face there are hundreds of holes. Some have been used as in photo 1. Others are in current use, and I saw an insect (probably a bee) fly into a hole and come back out. Couldn't get a photo of the insect. I assume these are nest holes.
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
lagoondonDescription
Several of these were clustered under a leaf of Horsfordia
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Southwestern Shortface (Dufourea australis)Observer
bonnienickelDescription
On Encelia californica
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Peridot Sweat Bee (Augochlorella pomoniella)Observer
bonnienickelDescription
On Stephanomeria diegensis
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Sphyrocoris obliquusObserver
markkjamesDescription
Found hanging out on Malosma laurina seed cluster.
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Holcopasites ruthaeObserver
markkjamesDescription
Walking trail and observed both Calliopsis and Holcopasites flying low to ground.
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markkjamesDescription
Initially spotted by Dax London @daxlondon on Eriogonum fasciculatum
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San Clemente Digger Bee (Anthophora urbana ssp. clementina)Observer
patsimpson2000
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Heliotrope Fairy Bee (Perdita heliotropii)Observer
brian_wrightDescription
Fiesta Island
Appx. 3mm
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White-haired Monk Longhorn (Eucera frater ssp. albopilosa)Observer
markkjamesDescription
Possibly E. frater albopilosa?
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Red-legged Oil-Digger (Centris rhodopus)Observer
tom_barnes_Description
Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, CA
This native digger bee was found in coastal chaparral near San Diego, California. She was perched on a dried plant, "bubbling" a small drop of regurgitated nectar to concentrate it through evaporation before bringing it back to her nest to feed her offspring.
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Matilda's Longhorn-Cuckoo (Triepeolus matildae)Observer
thumbwaveDescription
Appears to have a hind leg temporally caught in a spider web.
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San Clemente Digger Bee (Anthophora urbana ssp. clementina)Observer
serpophaga
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San Clemente Digger Bee (Anthophora urbana ssp. clementina)Observer
patsimpson2000
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San Clemente Digger Bee (Anthophora urbana ssp. clementina)Observer
patsimpson2000
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Matilda's Longhorn-Cuckoo (Triepeolus matildae)Observer
robertajamesDescription
0950, 74F, sunny
1112, 76F, sunny, 7 mph
Survey paused for ~15 mins
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Matilda's Longhorn-Cuckoo (Triepeolus matildae)Observer
robertajamesDescription
First reported by Craig Chaddock
Survey start - 1306, 74oF, mostly overcast, wind 2-3 Beaufort
Survey end, 1407, 74oF, mostly overcast, wind 1-2 Beaufort
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Matilda's Longhorn-Cuckoo (Triepeolus matildae)Observer
thumbwaveDescription
Start time: 10:13AM, 78F, overcast.
End time: 11:55PM, 82F, partly cloudy.
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Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)Observer
kriseth7Description
Photo taken on Flower Loop Trail at Sixth Bridge, a couple of days before the Jasper wildfire.
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Spotted Woolcarder (Anthidium maculosum)Observer
bonnienickelDescription
Carding wool from Pseudognaphalium microcephalum in native garden
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Subgenus DianthidiumObserver
markkjamesDescription
Unfortunately, only got off one shot,
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Subgenus DianthidiumObserver
serotinyDescription
It was firm, covered in tiny rocks. I don't think it is an organism, but some kind of phenomenon or evidence of life.
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Anthidium jocosumObserver
carrotpeopleDescription
photos show her pulling fluff off flower stem
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Crotch's Bumble Bee (Bombus crotchii)Observer
jessmullinsDescription
released after photo
hilltopping on laurel sumac
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Pruinose Squash Bee (Peponapis pruinosa)Observer
nature4lzwDescription
Bees very active in Zucchini blossoms.
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markkjamesDescription
Quality of photos is borderline, but the AI's top pick was C. satur but it may well be C. marginatum.
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Genus AnthophorulaObserver
markkjamesDescription
A tumble, a rumble, a party of three! I kept taking photos inside the Calystegia macrostegia flower until the commotion stopped. Perhaps two males and a female?
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Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)Observer
bonnienickelDescription
Male on Sairocarpus nuttallianus
