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Mallow-visiting Bee

Diadasia sp., subgenus Coquillettapis

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Description:

Light yellow and black bee that digs holes in the ground. Gray eyes and little hair on thorax leaving it black. Video shows the bees entering the hole.

Habitat:

Hole in dirt with no foot traffic in backyard

Reference Links:

Mallow-visiting Bee, Diadasia australis (californica?)

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PublishedSeptember 11, 2011

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