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Globe mallow bee
Diadasia diminuta
46.8946, -120.631
Field Notes
Description:
Diadasia diminuta has blonde hairs and greenish eyes. Black and white striped abdomen seen in pics 2 and 3. They specialize on pollen from globe mallows. The long hairs means this is probably a female.
Habitat:
Spotted collecting pollen on Streambank Globe Mallow (Iliamna rivularis) in a meadow next to the Umtanum Creek. Eastern Cascade foothills.
Notes:
Additional resources https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/g…
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 25, 2019
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