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Unequal Cellophane Bee
Colletes inaequalis
39.327, -94.9358
Field Notes
Description:
10-12 millimeters long, abdomen black with pale bands, thorax and head covered in gray or brown hair.
Habitat:
Many individuals nesting in the soil in our front yard. The one bee out of its burrow was imaged on a paving stone in our back yard. Suburban residential neighborhood in small town on western fringe of eastern deciduous forest.
Notes:
These are among the first native, solitary bees of spring. Their window of activity is very short, typically 3 weeks. Males emerge first and fly ceaselessly over areas where they expect females to emerge.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 21, 2022
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