Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Caught, cooled in the fridge, photographed, and released.\nOn golden currant flowers.
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
10 Apr 2025
Melecta separata
(Mourning Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
On globe thistle
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
On basil flowers
Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Pyrobombus
(Bumble Bees)
On globe thistle flowers
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
On globe thistle flowers
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Pyrobombus
(Bumble Bees)
On lavender flowers
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Bombus vagans vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
On globe thistle
Associated Species:
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
On a hollyhock flower
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
27 Jul 2024
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
On a raspberry leaf
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
On globe thistle
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
25 Jul 2024
On oregano
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
25 Jul 2024
On globe thistle
Associated Species:
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
On lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
On Hollyhock flower
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Delphinium ajacis (Doubtful Knight's-Spur)
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
On Lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
On ocean spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
24 Jun 2024
On
Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
21 Jun 2024
On
Drymocallis arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)
Associated Species: Drymocallis arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On Pacific Ninebark
Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On Oregon Sunshine flowers
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus insularis
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Captured from a Rydberg\'s penstemon flower. Cooled and photographed. But flew off before I could get a good photo.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophora pacifica
(Pacific Digger Bee)
On Golden Currant
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Malaise trap, 5 mm
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus griseocollis
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus griseocollis
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina acantha
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Malaise trap, 6 mm
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus mixtus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus mixtus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Anthophora pacifica
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
First bee of the year in our yard.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus mixtus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Anthophora pacifica
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Anthophora pacifica
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Anthophora pacifica
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On a raspberry bush
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Bombus vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus mixtus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus insularis
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Caught from a penstemon flower. 6 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Delphinium ajacis (Doubtful Knight's-Spur)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
~ 20 mm\nCrawling / flying low in front lawn\nNetted, cooled, and released
Anthophora pacifica
(Pacific Digger Bee)
9 deg C
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus griseocollis
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
23 mm
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Collected from California Poppy
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
~ 16 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
15 mm
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
On a California Poppy
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
On Sticky Geranium flower
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Melecta sp.
Subgenus Melecta
(Mourning Bees)
Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Nomada crotchii
(Crotch's Nomad)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On sticky geranium flower
Nomada crotchii
(Crotch's Nomad)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee) - John Ascher
Or Anthophora pacifica (Pacific Digger Bee) - BugGuide ID
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Temp 11 C
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Eucera sp.
Subgenus Synhalonia
Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
~ 6 mm
Flying low over garden soil, stopping occasionally on the ground.
BugGuide ID Nomada female
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Fast moving, aggressive bee visiting golden currant flowers.
Cold and windy ~ 7 degrees C.
Bombus mixtus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
On Golden Currant flowers
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Ceratina acantha
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Melissodes sp.
Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Triepeolus sp.
(Longhorn-cuckoo Bees)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Pyrobombus
(Bumble Bees)