Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
Found on ground. 7 mm
Phygadeuontini
On apple under apple tree. 5 mm
Hylaeus punctatus
(Punctate Masked Bee)
On Goldenrod. 5 mm
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Anthidium oblongatum
(Carder Bees)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Vespidae
(Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Halictus ligatus flavidus
(Furrow Bees)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Bombus huntii flavidus
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis flavidus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis flavidus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis flavidus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Andrena prunorum flavidus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Andrena prunorum flavidus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Sceliphron caementarium flavidus
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
Bombus appositus flavidus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Halictus ligatus flavidus
(Furrow Bees)
Megachile frigida flavidus
(Frigid Leafcutter Bee)
Dolichovespula maculata flavidus
(Bald-faced Hornet)
Bombus rufocinctus flavidus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus appositus flavidus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
Caught by a goldenrod crab spider on ocean spray flowers.
Apocrita
(Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees)
On front porch
Crabro latipes flavidus
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Ectemnius sp.
Subgenus Hypocrabro
Passaloecus sp.
(Picket-boring Aphid Wasps)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Apis mellifera flavidus
(Western Honey Bee)
Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus Trypoxylon
Telenominae
Two of these were found in a container that had a bagworm (Dalica sp.) larva that I collected on April 8. When I checked the container today I found these two wasps, along with about 50 bagworm larvae. Length ~ 1 mm. ...
Formicinae
(Formicine Ants)
On a birch stump
Andrena prunorum flavidus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Ophioninae
(Short-tailed Ichneumonid Wasps)
On sheet with black light\r\n\r\n@bclaridge
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Camponotus laevissimus flavidus
(Hairy Smooth Carpenter Ant)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
Captured from serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) flower. 5 mm
Associated Species: Amelanchier alnifolia (Saskatoon)
Hoplocampa sp.
Associated Species: Amelanchier alnifolia (Saskatoon)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Andrena prunorum flavidus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Abia sp.
(Honeysuckle Sawflies and Allies)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Camponotus laevissimus flavidus
(Hairy Smooth Carpenter Ant)
On spruce stump
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)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Arenetra sp.
On the side of the shed. \r\n~ 10 mm\r\n\r\n@bclaridge
Halictus tripartitus flavidus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
Front porch. ~ 5 mm
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
10 Apr 2025
Osmia lignaria nearcticus
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Melecta separata nearcticus
(Mourning Bees)
Gravenhorstiini
Each spring, one of the first insects I see in the yard are these ichneumonids. They flit around the grass and low shrubs, just above ground level. They don\'t stay around long, though.\r\n\r\nAny idea what they might be, @bclaridge?
Dolerus sp.
On the side of the shed.\r\n\r\nCaptured, cooled in the fridge, and released.
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On ground. 7 mm
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
Caught after entering hole in spruce stump. 9 mm.
Camponotus sp.
(Carpenter Ants)
Camponotus sp.
(Carpenter Ants)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Osmia
(Mason Bees)
First bee observation in the yard this spring. Male, checking out the holes in the stump.
Vespula alascensis nearcticus
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
Entered house, probably from the nest under the front porch. There are a few still hanging around even though the low temperatures are near freezing.
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Associated Species: Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster)
Hylaeus punctatus nearcticus
(Punctate Masked Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Prionyx sp.
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
Prionyx sp.
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Isodontia sp.
(Grass-carrying Wasps)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Prionyx sp.
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Halictus tripartitus nearcticus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
Vespula alascensis nearcticus
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Brachymyrmex depilis nearcticus
(Hairless Rover Ant)
Anthophora urbana nearcticus
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Tiny bee, ~ 3 mm
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
Colletes sp.
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Vespula alascensis nearcticus
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
On front porch.
Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
Prionyx sp.
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
Braconidae
(Braconid Wasps)
UV light trap
Telenominae
21 of these tiny (1 mm) wasps emerged from 22 eggs that I collected from a tomato leaf on 21 July 24. The eggs are shown in the second photo. \r\n
Here is the iNat egg observation.
Associated Species: Enoclerus eximius
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
On front door window
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Telenominae
5 Aug 2024
Emerged from stink bug eggs on a tomato leaf.
The eggs were collected on 21 July 24 and the wasps emerged on (or a few days before) 5 August.
Length ~ 1.0 mm.
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Coelioxys sp.
(Sharptail Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Hylaeus sp.
On bricks of keyhole garden
Megachile rotundata nearcticus
(Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee)
On basil flowers
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
On fern-leaf yarrow flowers
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Philanthus gibbosus nearcticus
(Hump-backed Beewolf)
On parsley flowers
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
On globe thistle
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
On basil flowers
Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)
Philanthus gibbosus nearcticus
(Hump-backed Beewolf)
On garden parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
On goldenrod flowers
Associated Species: Solidago canadensis (Canada Goldenrod)
Vespula alascensis nearcticus
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
On a piece of pineapple on the front porch
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On common yarrow
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
On common yarrrow
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
On common yarrow
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Dolichovespula arenaria nearcticus
(Common Aerial Yellowjacket)
Buathra perplexa nearcticus
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Pyrobombus
(Bumble Bees)
On globe thistle flowers
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
On globe thistle flowers
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Pyrobombus
(Bumble Bees)
On lavender flowers
Pompilinae
On common yarrow
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Bombus vagans vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
On globe thistle
Associated Species:
Bombus appositus vagans
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
On a hollyhock flower
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
27 Jul 2024
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Bombus appositus vagans
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
On a raspberry leaf
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle)
Ammophilini
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Coelioxys sp.
(Sharptail Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Isodontia elegans vagans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Halictus rubicundus vagans
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Hylaeus sp.
On parsley flowers
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Halictus ligatus vagans
(Furrow Bees)
On common yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Halictus ligatus vagans
(Furrow Bees)
On fern-leaf yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea filipendulina (Fern-leaf Yarrow)
Dolichovespula maculata vagans
(Bald-faced Hornet)
Gathering wood fibers for the nest.
Dolichovespula arenaria vagans
(Common Aerial Yellowjacket)
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
On parsley flowers
Bombus huntii vagans
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On garden parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On garden parsley
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Bombus vagans vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
On globe thistle
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
25 Jul 2024
On oregano
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
25 Jul 2024
On globe thistle
Associated Species:
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On garden parsley
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
On Oregano flowers
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
On oregano flowers
Chalcidoidea
(Chalcidoid Wasps)
On front door of house.\n~ 2.5 mm
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On garden parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Hylaeus sp.
On parsley flowers
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
On lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Bombus nevadensis vagans
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
On Hollyhock flower
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Bombus appositus vagans
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Sceliphron caementarium vagans
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
19 Jul 2024
Flitting about on the parsley flowers. Hunting for spiders?
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Telenominae
This was one of many that emerged from stink bug eggs that I collected from golden currant leaves on 27 June 24.
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Bombus appositus vagans
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Delphinium ajacis (Doubtful Knight's-Spur)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Nesting in an old woodpile
Anthophora urbana vagans
(Urbane Digger Bee)
On Lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Megachile perihirta vagans
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Visiting Lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Microgastrinae
On inside kitchen window, \n3 mm
Camponotus laevissimus vagans
(Hairy Smooth Carpenter Ant)
On hollyhock buds
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
On raspberry plant
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Vespula alascensis vagans
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
Sceliphron caementarium vagans
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
Brachymeria sp.
~ 5 mm. On Douglas Hawthorn fruit.
Associated Species: Crataegus douglasii (Douglas Hawthorn)
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
On Gaillardia pulchella flowers
Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)
Sceliphron caementarium vagans
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Gasteruption sp.
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Hylaeus sp.
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Halictus rubicundus vagans
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Lasioglossum sp.
On Common Cat\'s Ear flower in front yard
Associated Species: Hypochaeris radicata (Common Cat's-Ear)
Vespula alascensis vagans
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
Nesting under porch
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Hylaeus punctatus vagans
(Punctate Masked Bee)
On Ocean Spray floewrs
Hylaeus punctatus vagans
(Punctate Masked Bee)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Hylaeus punctatus vagans
(Punctate Masked Bee)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Euodynerus foraminatus vagans
On California Poppy flower
Hylaeus punctatus vagans
(Punctate Masked Bee)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Bombus occidentalis vagans
(Western Bumble Bee)
On ocean spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Dolichovespula maculata vagans
(Bald-faced Hornet)
25 Jun 2024
On spruce stump
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
24 Jun 2024
On
Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Ichneumoninae
On hollyhock leaf
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
On raspberry leaf
Pimpla sp.
On Pacific Ninebark leaf
Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On Pacific Ninebark leaf
Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)
Crabro latipes vagans
(Shield-handed Wasps)
On Pacific Ninebark leaf
Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)
Polistes aurifer vagans
(Golden Paper Wasp)
On Eriogonum heracleoides\r\n(Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Ancistrocerus sp.
On Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Halictus ligatus vagans
(Furrow Bees)
On Gaillardia pulchella flowers
Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
21 Jun 2024
On
Drymocallis arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)
Associated Species: Drymocallis arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
21 Jun 2024
On a lupine flower
Associated Species: Centruroides sculpturatus
Osmiini
I\'m not sure about this. But whatever these beautiful bees are, they sure love Phacelia heterophylla flowers.
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
On a lupine flower
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On Pacific Ninebark
Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
On Eriogonum heracleoides flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Osmia coloradensis vagans
(Mason Bees)
On Phacelia heterophylla flowers
Associated Species: Phacelia heterophylla (Virgate Scorpionweed)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On Eriogonum heracleoides flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Halictus ligatus vagans
(Furrow Bees)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On Oregon Sunshine flowers
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
On Phacelia heterophylla flower
Associated Species: Phacelia heterophylla (Virgate Scorpionweed)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On
Eriogonum heracleoides flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
On Phacelia heterophyla flowers.
Ancistrocerus sp.
On Eriogonum heracleoides flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Tryphonini
Malaise trap, 8 Jun 23\nFemale, 10 mm
Odontocolon sp.
Malaise trap, 8 June 23, \r\n10 mm, female
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On buckwheat flower
Bombus centralis vagans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus insularis vagans
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Bombus centralis vagans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Andrena sp.
Subgenus Ptilandrena
(Mining Bees)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Vespula atropilosa vagans
(Prairie Yellowjacket)
On inside window sill.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Halictus tripartitus vagans
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
On a sticky geranium flower
Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)
Bombus centralis vagans
(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)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On Chokecherry flowers
Associated Species: Prunus virginiana (Chokecherry)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Anthophora pacifica vagans
(Pacific Digger Bee)
On Golden Currant
Vespula alascensis vagans
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
On kitchen counter, 16 mm
Gravenhorstiini
20 Apr 2024
The first ones I've seen this spring. There were quite a few flying just above the ground in the backyard raspberry patch.
I netted one, cooled it down, took some (bad) photos, and released it.
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
On Golden Currant
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
On the side of the shed.
Camponotus sp.
(Carpenter Ants)
19 Mar 2024
Under the spruce stump
7 mm
Campopleginae
26 Aug 2023
Malaise Trap, 26 Aug 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
Female, 6 mm
Phygadeuontinae
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23\r\n~ 5 mm
Conura sp.
From Malaise Trap, \n26 Aug 2023
Scelioninae
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap, 26 August 2023, ~ 3 mm.
Mymaridae
(Fairy Wasps)
26 Aug 2023
From Malaise trap, set 26-27 Aug 23.
~ 1 mm
Conura sp.
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23
~ 4.5 mm
Conura sp.
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23
~ 4 mm
Conura sp.
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap 26 Aug 23.
~ 4 mm
Braconidae
(Braconid Wasps)
From Malaise trap set 26-27 August 2023, ~ 4 mm
Phygadeuontinae
Malaise trap, set 26-27 August 2023, ~ 5 mm
Dolichovespula maculata vagans
(Bald-faced Hornet)
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap 26 Aug 23
16 mm
Vespula pensylvanica vagans
(Western Yellowjacket)
Malaise trap, 14 mm
Vespula pensylvanica vagans
(Western Yellowjacket)
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23.
15 mm
Vespula atropilosa vagans
(Prairie Yellowjacket)
Malaise trap, 12 mm
Vespula alascensis vagans
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
26 Aug 2023
Vespula germanica vagans
(German Yellowjacket)
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23. \r\n15 mm\r\n\r\nV. germanica?
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
26 Aug 2023
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Malaise trap, 5 mm
Myrmica sp.
(Furrowed Ants)
26 Aug 2023
Myrmica sp.
(Furrowed Ants)
26 Aug 2023
Myrmica sp.
(Furrowed Ants)
26 Aug 2023
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
26 Aug 2023
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
26 Aug 2023
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
26 Aug 2023
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
26 Aug 2023
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
26 Aug 2023
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
6 mm
Mymaridae
(Fairy Wasps)
length ~ 1.3 mm
Torymidae
Malaise trap, ~2.5 mm
Caenochrysis sp.
(Caenochrysis)
Malaise trap, 5 mm
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
Malaise trap, 3 mm
Exochus sp.
(Exochus)
Malaise trap, 5 mm
Epyris sp.
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23, \r\n6 mm
Aclista sp.
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23\r\n~ 3 mm
Trichopria sp.
From Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 2023. ~1.5 mm
Scelioninae
Malaise trap 26-27 Aug 23, \r\n~ 3 mm
Agapostemon subtilior vagans
(Five Striped Sweat Bee)
From malaise trap. Aug 26-27, 2023.\r\n11 mm.
Pompilinae
From Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23.\r\n~ 8 mm
Conura sp.
From 26-27 Aug 23 Malaise trap. ~4.5 mm
Eurytominae
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23\r\n~2.5 mm
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
From Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23.\r\nLength ~4.5 mm
Lasius sp.
Malaise trap. 4 mm
Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus Trypoxylon
From Malaise trap set on August 26-27, 2023.\r\n\r\n8 mm
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23. \r\n6 mm
Formicidae
(Ants)
Collected in malaise trap. 3 mm
Bombus huntii vagans
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Bombus rufocinctus vagans
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus vagans
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus griseocollis vagans
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus griseocollis vagans
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Isodontia elegans vagans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Megachile pugnata vagans
(Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
Crabro latipes vagans
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Tachytes sp.
(Sand-loving Wasps)
Isodontia elegans vagans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Bombus centralis vagans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
Xorides californicus vagans
Anthidium manicatum vagans
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Dolichovespula maculata vagans
(Bald-faced Hornet)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Conura sp.
Collected from a malaise trap that was set from June 8 - 10. ~4 mm
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Pimpla sanguinipes vagans
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\n~ 9 mm
Tetramesa sp.
Malaise trap, ~2.5 mm
Mymaridae
(Fairy Wasps)
From Malaise Trap set June 8-20, 2023. Length ~ 0.7 mm
Myrmica sp.
(Furrowed Ants)
Malaise trap: 8-10 June 23.\r\n~ 6 mm
Braconidae
(Braconid Wasps)
Malaise trap, ~ 2.5 mm
8-10 Jun 23
Dacnusini
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23.\r\n~ 2 mm
Cryptinae
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\n13 ~ mm
Ichneumonini
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\n~ 11 mm
Aclista sp.
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23, \n3 mm
Belytinae
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23.\r\n~ 2.5 mm
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
From Malaise trap.\r\nSet June 6-8, 2023.\r\n~ 3,5 mm
Agapostemon subtilior vagans
(Five Striped Sweat Bee)
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\r\n~ 10 mm
Eucoilinae
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\r\n~2.5 mm
Campopleginae
8 Jun 2023
From Malaise trap set on June 8-10, 2023.
IDed at Barr Museum by Nathaniel Green on 14 Jun 24
Female, 13 mm
Knocked the head off while trying to get a better photo for Brandon's subfamily classifier.
Cryptini
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23, \r\n~ 15 mm
Extenterini
8 Jun 2023
Malaise Trap, 8-10 June 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
7 mm
...
Tryphoninae
8 Jun 2023
Marlise Trap, 8 Jun 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 Jun 24
Female, 9 mm
Campopleginae
8 Jun 2023
Malaise Trap, 8 Jun 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
Female, 11 mm
Tryphoninae
8 Jun 2023
Malaise Trap, 8 Jun 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
Male?, 10 mm
Ctenopelmatinae
Malaise trap, 8 June 23\n10 mm
Tryponini
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 8 Jun 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
Female, 10 mm
Cryptinae
Malaise trap 8-10 June 23, ~ 5mm
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Malaise trap, ~ 7 mm
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\n~ 11 mm
Cryptini
From a Malaise trap set on June 8-10, 2023.
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
Identified by Nathaniel Green
~ 7 mm
Malaise trap 8-10 June 2023
Banchinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green
c.f. Banchinae
Malaise Trap
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
Identified by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set June 8-10, 2023.
~ 7 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
Identified by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set June 8-10, 2023.
Length ~ 7 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 23
~ 6 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 2023
~ 6 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 2023
~ 7 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
8-10 June 23
~ 6 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
8-10 June 23
~ 7 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set from 8-10 June 23
~ 7 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 2023.
~ 6 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 2023.
~ 5 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 2023.
~ 5 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 2023.
~ 6 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 2023.
~ 9 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 2023.
~ 10 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 2023.
~ 6 mm
Tryponini
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 8 Jun 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
Female, 10 mm
Campopleginae
8 Jun 2023
Malaise Trap, 8 Jun 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
Female, 9 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 2023.
~ 6 mm
Cryptinae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 2023.
~ 5 mm
Ichneumoninae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap set 8-10 June 2023
~ 9 mm
Ichneumoninae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap 8-10 June 23
~ 4 mm
Maybe Phaeogenini (N.G.)
Ichneumoninae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green
Malaise Trap, 8 June 2023
~7 mm
Ichneumoninae
8 Jun 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green.
Malaise trap 8-10 June 2023.
~ 13 mm.
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap. Set 8-10 June 23.
6 mm
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap. Set 8-10 June 23.
5 mm
Eucoilinae
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23
~2.5 mm
Aclista sp.
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap 8 June 23
3 mm
Diapriidae
(Shelf-faced Wasps)
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap 8 June 23
3 mm
Diapriidae
(Shelf-faced Wasps)
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap 8 June 23
3 mm
Conura sp.
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23
~ 4 mm
Encyrtidae
8 Jun 2023
From Malaise trap, 8-10 June 2023
~ 1 mm
Encyrtidae?
Pompilinae
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap 8 June 2023.
7 mm
Trypoxylon sp.
8 Jun 2023
Trypoxylon sp.
8 Jun 2023
Trypoxylon sp.
8 Jun 2023
Trypoxylon sp.
8 Jun 2023
Megachile frigida vagans
(Frigid Leafcutter Bee)
From Malaise trap.\n13 mm
Hylaeus sp.
Subgenus Hylaeus
Malaise trap, 7 mm
Andrena crataegi vagans
(Hawthorn Mining Bee)
Malaise trap, 10 mm
Andrena crataegi vagans
(Hawthorn Mining Bee)
8 Jun 2023
Ceratina acantha vagans
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Malaise trap, 6 mm
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
Malaise trap, 7 mm
Psenini
Malaise trap, 6 mm
Ancistrocerus adiabatus vagans
Malaise trap\r\n10 mm
Hoplitis sp.
(Small Mason Bees)
8 Jun 2023
Hoplitis sp.
(Small Mason Bees)
8 Jun 2023
Andrena crataegi vagans
(Hawthorn Mining Bee)
8 Jun 2023
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
8 Jun 2023
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
8 Jun 2023
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
8 Jun 2023
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
8 Jun 2023
Chalcidoidea
(Chalcidoid Wasps)
From a Malaise trap set on 8-10 June 2023. Length ~ 1 mm.
Exenterini
Malaise Trap, 8-10 June 2023\n7 mm
Bombus huntii vagans
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis vagans
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus mixtus vagans
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Eumenes sp.
(Typical Potter Wasps)
Symmorphus sp.
(Symmorphus)
Halictus rubicundus vagans
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Euodynerus foraminatus vagans
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Eumenes sp.
(Typical Potter Wasps)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Eumenes sp.
(Typical Potter Wasps)
Dolichovespula arenaria vagans
(Common Aerial Yellowjacket)
18 May 2023
Fenusa sp.
On ocean spray bush
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Ichneumonoidea
(Ichneumonid and Braconid Wasps)
Braconidae
(Braconid Wasps)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Hoplocampa sp.
Many of these were visiting saskatoon flowers
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Dolichovespula arenaria vagans
(Common Aerial Yellowjacket)
Chrysidini
On a spruce stump.
Bombus mixtus vagans
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Camponotus modoc vagans
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
Abia americana vagans
(Honeysuckle Sawflies and Allies)
Swept from grass near snowberry bush. 9 mm
Dolerus sp.
On a snowberry plant.
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Vespula pensylvanica vagans
(Western Yellowjacket)
Checking out our newspaper tube.
Anthophora pacifica vagans
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Polistes dominula vagans
(European Paper Wasp)
Checking out an old barbeque for a nest site.
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Camponotus laevissimus vagans
(Hairy Smooth Carpenter Ant)
(Ant - not the beetle)
Osmia lignaria vagans
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Bombus centralis vagans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
First bee of the year in our yard.
Camponotus modoc vagans
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
Conomorium sp.
On inside window 3 mm
Conomorium sp.
On inside of our front door window. ~ 3 mm
Conomorium sp.
On front porch, 7 deg C, ~ 2 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Pepsini
(Tarantula-hawk Wasps and Allies)
Isodontia elegans vagans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Pepsini
(Tarantula-hawk Wasps and Allies)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Halictus rubicundus vagans
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
Bombus rufocinctus vagans
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Hylaeus punctatus vagans
(Punctate Masked Bee)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Megachile angelarum vagans
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Torymidae
Caught this one while she was examining holes in a spruce stump. 3 mm
Ichneumonini
Caught this one while it was flying around the woodpile. Took me a half hour and a dozen tries with the net. \r\n13 mm
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus vagans
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Halictus rubicundus vagans
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
Aporus luxus?
Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
In tool shed. 15 mm
Krombeinopyga pumila vagans
On spruce stump\r\n\r\n6 mm
Megachile angelarum vagans
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
3 Aug 2022
Captured leaving hole in spruce stump.
10 mm
Megachile angelarum vagans
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
3 Aug 2022
Krombeinopyga pumila vagans
Isodontia elegans vagans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
I watched this wasp dig a shallow nest in the sand. Then it immediately flew off and returned a few minutes later dragging a spider (Cat-faced Orbweaver?) back to her nest. Then she quickly covered up
Ichneumon cupitus vagans
Length 15 mm
Sceliphron caementarium vagans
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
Monodontomerus sp.
Collected from the spruce stump. Several of these were examining holes.\r\nLength ~ 4 mm
Phylloecus trimaculatus vagans
(Rose Shoot Sawfly)
Found in the raspberry patch.
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Xanthosarus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus mixtus vagans
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Agapostemon virescens vagans
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
10 mm
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Associated Species: Physocarpus malvaceus (Mallow-leaf Ninebark)
Andrena prunorum vagans
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
These three have been at it for the last 15 minutes or so.
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Xorides californicus vagans
Andrena angustitarsata vagans
(Narrow-legged Miner Bee)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Bombus centralis vagans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Trypoxylon sp.
24 Jun 2022
Anthophora pacifica vagans
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus Trypoxylon
Euodynerus foraminatus vagans
Euodynerus foraminatus vagans
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Panurginus sp.
Associated Species: Tipula oleracea (Marsh Crane Fly)
Crabro latipes vagans
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Apis mellifera vagans
(Western Honey Bee)
Halictus ligatus vagans
(Furrow Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Camponotus sp.
Subgenus Myrmentoma
(Carpenter Ants)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Camponotus sp.
Subgenus Myrmentoma
(Carpenter Ants)
4 mm
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Cephalosmia
(Mason Bees)
Xorides californicus vagans
Male Xorides with a box elder bug in the background.
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Halictus tripartitus nearcticus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
7 mm
Anthophora pacifica nearcticus
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Priocnemis oregona nearcticus
13 mm\r\nI\'m not sure if I see the row of teeth on the hind tibia. But other than that, it looks like Priocnemis oregona to me.
Anthophora pacifica nearcticus
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Gravenhorstiini
Length 18 mm
Halictus tripartitus nearcticus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
24 Apr 2022
6 mm
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
5 mm
Xorides californicus nearcticus
Halictus tripartitus nearcticus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
7 mm
Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
Tetramorium immigrans nearcticus
(Immigrant Pavement Ant)
4 mm. Under rock in backyard.
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
6 mm. On dandelion
Gelis sp.
Female Gelis wasp that emerged today from spider eggs sacs that I collected from my yard on March 9. \r\n6 mm
Gelis sp.
On March 9 I collected some spider egg sacs that I found under a rock in our yard. I put them in a bag to see what would come out. \nToday about a dozen Gelis wasps emerged, mostly females. This is a female on an egg sac.
Gelis sp.
4 Apr 2022
Female Gelis wasp that emerged today from spider eggs sacs that I collected from my yard on March 9.
Gelis sp.
4 Apr 2022
On March 9, 2022 I collected some spider egg sacs that I found under a rock in our yard. I put them in a bag to see what would come out.
About a dozen Gelis wasps emerged, mostly females. This is one of the males.
~ 4mm ...
Gelis sp.
Emerged today from spider egg sac that I found on March 9. This male mated with one of the female Gelis wasps in the plastic bag that contained the sample.
Phygadeuontini
On March 9, 2022, I collected some spider egg sacs that I found under a rock in our yard. I put them in a bag to see what would come out.\r\n\r\nOn April 4, a dozen wasps emerged, mostly females. Almost immediately, the males appeared to mate with th ...
Gelis sp.
On March 9, 2022 I collected some spider egg sacs that I found under a rock in our yard. I put them in a bag to see what would come out.\r\n\r\nAbout a dozen Gelis wasps emerged, mostly females. This is one of the males. Length ~ 4 mm.
Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
Osmia lignaria nearcticus
(Blue Orchard Bee)
It looks like he has a load of mites around his waist.
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Bombus huntii nearcticus
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Priocnemis oregona nearcticus
Running around on ground.
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
4.5 mm
Tetramorium immigrans nearcticus
(Immigrant Pavement Ant)
On ground at the base of a spruce stump. 4 mm
Polistes dominula nearcticus
(European Paper Wasp)
First one I\'ve seen this year.\n17 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Leucospis affinis nearcticus
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Leucospis affinis nearcticus
Chrysis sp.
(Chrysis)
~ 10 mm
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Perithous scurra nearcticus
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Crabro latipes nearcticus
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Perithous scurra nearcticus
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis nearcticus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Cephalosmia
(Mason Bees)
Osmia montana nearcticus
(Mason Bees)
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On a raspberry bush
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
~ 7 mm
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
On side of compost\nbody length ~8 mm
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Aphaenogaster occidentalis propinqua
(Spine-waisted Ants)
Under board, near compost pile
Vespula germanica propinqua
(German Yellowjacket)
Vespula alascensis propinqua
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
Vespula sp.
(Ground Yellowjackets)
Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
In compost
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Dolichovespula maculata propinqua
(Bald-faced Hornet)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Closing up nest with resin in bee hotel.\nSeems to be using resin.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Seems to be using resin to close nest in bee hotel
Formicinae
(Formicine Ants)
Leucospis affinis propinqua
Anthidium manicatum propinqua
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Anthophora urbana propinqua
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Anthophora urbana propinqua
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus vagans propinqua
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Bombus appositus propinqua
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Isodontia elegans propinqua
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Anthophora urbana propinqua
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Halictus rubicundus propinqua
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Coelioxys sp.
(Sharptail Bees)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
On spruce stump
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Hanging out on a bee hotel
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus Trypoxylon
On raspberry leaf
Halictus rubicundus propinqua
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
caught leaving hole in spruce stump, 12 mm
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Caught leaving hole in spruce stump, 11 mm
Bombus nevadensis propinqua
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Krombeinopyga pumila propinqua
Examining holes in a spruce stump, ~ 10 mm
Leucospis affinis propinqua
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Pseudomalus auratus propinqua
Crabro latipes propinqua
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Crabro latipes flavidus
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Ovipositing in rolled raspberry leaf
Agapostemon virescens flavidus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Xorides sp.
Ovipositing on spruce stump
Anthidium manicatum flavidus
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Braconidae
(Braconid Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
17 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Bombus occidentalis flavidus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Symmorphus sp.
(Symmorphus)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus mixtus nearcticus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Perithous scurra nearcticus
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus insularis nearcticus
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Agapostemon virescens nearcticus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Panurginus sp.
Associated Species: Tipula oleracea (Marsh Crane Fly)
Crabro latipes nearcticus
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Formica obscuripes nearcticus
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
Xorides californicus nearcticus
Ovipositing in a spruce stump
Camponotus laevissimus nearcticus
(Hairy Smooth Carpenter Ant)
Osmia montana nearcticus
(Mason Bees)
Caught leaving hole in spruce stump
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Camponotus sp.
(Carpenter Ants)
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
length 10 mm
Crabro latipes nearcticus
(Shield-handed Wasps)
BugGuide: \"The male\'s front tibiae are greatly expanded into shields. He covers the female\'s eyes with those things during mating. The plates don\'t blind her, but apparently filter light in such a way that she recognizes this is a male of her own ...
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Caught from a penstemon flower. 6 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Tetramorium immigrans nearcticus
(Immigrant Pavement Ant)
length 4 mm
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Metopiinae
Netted from snowberry bush. 8 mm
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Netted from a snowberry bush. 14 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
This little guy landed on and didn\'t want to leave my wife\'s finger.
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Netted on a lilac bush, cooled, photographed, and released. 12 mm
Associated Species: Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac)
Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
In house
Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Camponotus sp.
Subgenus Camponotus
(Carpenter Ants)
Orussus thoracicus nearcticus
(Orussus)
Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Camponotus sp.
Subgenus Camponotus
(Carpenter Ants)
Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
On a birch stump. We cut down a dying tree a few weeks ago, but left an 8 foot stump.
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Formicinae
(Formicine Ants)
Andrena sp.
Subgenus Melandrena
(Mining Bees)
Tenthredinoidea
(Typical Sawflies)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Polistes dominula nearcticus
(European Paper Wasp)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Polistes dominula nearcticus
(European Paper Wasp)
Osmia lignaria nearcticus
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Xorides sp.
On spruce stump. 25 mm. 11 deg C.
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
Ant dragging a western boxelder bug(?)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
11 mm
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
14 mm
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
14 mm
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
18 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Dianthidium sp.
Subgenus Dianthidium
(Pebble Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Euodynerus sp.
On Goldenrod flowers
Megachile angelarum nearcticus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
~ 17 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Halictus ligatus nearcticus
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Anthidium manicatum nearcticus
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Chelostomoides
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans nearcticus
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
This wasp spent ten minutes or so digging a burrow in the sand. Then she spent a minute or two covering the entrance with large boulders (some with diameters greater than t the length of her thorax). After she was finished there was no trace of her ...
Vespula consobrina nearcticus
(Blackjacket)
Anthidium manicatum nearcticus
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Bombus appositus nearcticus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Delphinium ajacis (Doubtful Knight's-Spur)
Sceliphron caementarium nearcticus
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
25 mm
Sapyga sp.
Caught leaving Osmia lignaria nest in bee hotel\n15 mm
Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
11 mm\r\nEntered an Osmia lignaria nest at bee hotel.
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
10 mm\r\nCaught leaving bee hotel, cooled in the fridge, photographed and released.\r\n\r\nI\'m not sure what she\'s holding on to.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Osmia lignaria nearcticus
(Blue Orchard Bee)
First bee in bee hotel. \r\nSeems to have started 6 adjacent nests, with an end plug in each. Spent the night in the middle of one of the holes with her head facing the plug.
Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
Spent the night in a bee hotel.\nHole size 14 mm,
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
With mites
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Priocnemis oregona nearcticus
Priocnemis oregona nearcticus
Priocnemis oregona nearcticus
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
~ 20 mm\nCrawling / flying low in front lawn\nNetted, cooled, and released
Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
On spruce stump
Anthophora pacifica nearcticus
(Pacific Digger Bee)
9 deg C
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Polistes dominula nearcticus
(European Paper Wasp)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Bombus centralis propinqua
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Campopleginae
About a dozen or so of these emerged from a Trichiosoma pupa that I collected on March 31 from a Douglas Hawthorn twig. \r\n\r\n~ 8 mm\r\n\r\nI took them to the Barr Entomological Museum at the University of Idaho for identification.\r\n
Xorides sp.
Spruce stump, 7 deg C\r\nbody length 25 mm
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
On spruce stump\r\n6 deg C\r\n~ 22 mm\r\n\r\n
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Exited a 7 mm diameter drilled hole in spruce stump.\r\n\r\nMale blue orchard bee emerging?\r\n\r\nHe poked his head out for a few minutes, then went back in for a few more. Then he came out, walked around a bit, and flew away.
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
First bee in garden
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
~ 4 mm
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Backed out of drilled hole in spruce stump, 5C
Ectemnius cephalotes propinqua
(Large Ectemnius)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Isodontia sp.
(Grass-carrying Wasps)
Several of these grass-carrying wasp nests are in an old spruce stump in our yard.
Ectemnius sp.
These wasps flit about from hole to hole on a spruce stump, entering some and then leaving to inspect others.\r\n\r\n
BugGuide IDPassaloecus sp.
(Picket-boring Aphid Wasps)
Ectemnius ruficornis propinqua
Crabro sp.
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Ectemnius cephalotes propinqua
(Large Ectemnius)
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Isodontia elegans propinqua
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Several of these have nested in on old spruce stump. I\'ve seen them carrying grass to nest holes. There are six completed nests with grass sticking out of holes.\r\nBugGuide ID\r\nBee\'s Needs Blog: Insects of the Week: genus Isodontia ...
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Isodontia elegans propinqua
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
Philanthus gibbosus propinqua
(Hump-backed Beewolf)
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Halictus rubicundus propinqua
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Andrena prunorum propinqua
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Tachytes sp.
(Sand-loving Wasps)
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Bombus huntii propinqua
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus huntii propinqua
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Perithous scurra propinqua
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Exploring the bark of an old silver maple tree\n~ 1 cm
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Associated Species: Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster)
Bombus occidentalis propinqua
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans nearcticus
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Monodontomerus sp.
Hanging out at the bee hotel\r\n~ 3 mm
Krombeinopyga pumila nearcticus
Captured leaving trap nest at bee hotel. Cooled, photographed, and released.\r\n7 mm
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus griseocollis nearcticus
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Leucospis affinis nearcticus
Hoplitis albifrons nearcticus
(White-fronted Small-Mason)
Inspecting a drilled hole in a spruce stump
Megachile rotundata nearcticus
(Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee)
Bombus appositus nearcticus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Ancistrocerus sp.
Nesting in hole in concrete of basement wall
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
Nesting in cardboard yard sign
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
Caught leaving small beetle(?) hole in spruce stump. Length 6 mm
Megachile pugnata nearcticus
(Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump. Length 17 mm
Chrysis sp.
(Chrysis)
Captured on spruce stump, cooled and photographed. Length 9 mm
Megachile angelarum nearcticus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump. Length 10 mm
Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus Trypargilum
Caught when leaving a hole in a spruce stump. It had briefly inspected several holes before entering the one in which it was caught. Cooled, photographed, and released. (Before I could get enough pictures!)
Bombus appositus nearcticus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
23 mm
Phylloecus trimaculatus nearcticus
(Rose Shoot Sawfly)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Pristaulacus sp.
6 Jul 2018
Body length ~ 12 mm
Ectemnius sp.
Subgenus Hypocrabro
5 Jul 2018
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Lestica sp.
Captured while leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Collected from California Poppy
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Caught returning to next in a rotting log. It had a small insect in its mouth. (See previous observation.)
Sceliphron caementarium nearcticus
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
Euodynerus foraminatus nearcticus
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
Agapostemon virescens nearcticus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
Sceliphron caementarium nearcticus
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
Parancistrocerus sp.
(Parancistrocerus)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
Dolichovespula maculata nearcticus
(Bald-faced Hornet)
Perithous scurra neomexicanus
Vespula pensylvanica neomexicanus
(Western Yellowjacket)
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Perithous scurra neomexicanus
Body length ~ 13 mm
"This is likely Perithous scurra neomexicanus, the western subspecies. The host is an aphid wasp in the genus Pemphredon. BugGuide
That makes sense since these wasps are hanging out around several Pemphredon tunnels in an ol ...
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Psenini
~12 mm
Entered hole in an old log. Captured as it was leaving. Cooled and photographed.
Gasteruption sp.
~ 13 mm
Patrolling spruce stump. Caught, cooled, and photographed.
BugGuide ID: Gasteruption assectator or kirbii
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
10 mm
Captured leaving hole in a log
Bombus vancouverensis neomexicanus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Bombus centralis neomexicanus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
12 mm
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
On the spruce stump
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Ichneumoninae
8 Jun 2018
Malaise Trap, 8 June 2023
11 mm
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Camponotus modoc nearcticus
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Xorides californicus nearcticus
Xorides sp.
Three females were on the spruce stump today at the same time, two smaller ones with a mostly red abdomen and red hind legs, and a larger one with black hind legs and black abdomen. (See third photo which includes each type.)
Xorides sp.
This is the larger of the two female species (?) that were on the spruce stump today. This one has a black abdomen and black legs; the other two individuals were smaller with mostly red abdomens and hind legs.
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
~ 16 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Megachile melanophaea nearcticus
(Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
12 mm, around brush pile
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
On Sticky Geranium flower
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
15 mm
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
On a California Poppy
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
On Sticky Geranium flower
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
5 mm
Andrena sp.
Subgenus Trachandrena
(Mining Bees)
Panurginus sp.
Associated Species: Tipula oleracea (Marsh Crane Fly)
Melecta sp.
Subgenus Melecta
(Mourning Bees)
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
5 mm
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Bombus nevadensis nearcticus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
Captured after entering hole in stump. Cooled, photographed, and released.
Nomada crotchii nearcticus
(Crotch's Nomad)
Xorides californicus nearcticus
Female ovipositing in a spruce stump. The whole process took about 90 minutes.
Xorides sp.
Male hanging out near ovipositing female
Xorides sp.
male (right) and female (left) -- the same ones as in the previous two observations
Camponotus modoc nearcticus
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
On a Lewis Flax flower
: virescens or less likely coloradinus
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Vespula atropilosa nearcticus
(Prairie Yellowjacket)
Trapped inside house
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
4 mm
Polochrum sp.
Hanging out on an old spruce stump entering blue orchard bee nest holes
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
Cutting a piece of a leaf off of a Douglas Hawthorne
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
Female
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On sticky geranium flower
Xorides sp.
Large body and long ovipositor, each about 4 cm.
Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
Queen
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Banchus sp.
BugGuide, Male
First Banchus iNat observation in Idaho
Nomada crotchii propinqua
(Crotch's Nomad)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Digging a nest in my sand garden
Vespula germanica propinqua
(German Yellowjacket)
Orussus occidentalis propinqua
(Orussus)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Priocnemis oregona propinqua
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
I watched this wasp moving the caterpillar, taking occasional breaks, maybe to find a place to dig its nest. (Bug Eric says cutworm wasps paralyze their prey and then dig a burrow to bury it in.) When I came back an hour or so later, the caterpillar ...
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee) - John Ascher
Or Anthophora pacifica (Pacific Digger Bee) - BugGuide ID
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Xorides sp.
Body length ~ 25 mm
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Temp 11 C
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Camponotus sp.
(Carpenter Ants)
Raiding an Osmia nest
Camponotus modoc propinqua
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus confusus propinqua
(Confusing Furrow Bee)
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Lasioglossum sp.
On Common Chickweed flower
Lasioglossum sp.
On Common Chickweed flower
Priocnemis oregona propinqua
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Itoplectis conquisitor propinqua
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
Male
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Halictus confusus propinqua
(Confusing Furrow Bee)
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Pepsini
(Tarantula-hawk Wasps and Allies)
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Xanthosarus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Dolichovespula maculata propinqua
(Bald-faced Hornet)
On hummingbird feeder
Hoplitis sp.
(Small Mason Bees)
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Xanthosarus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus centralis propinqua
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Anthidium manicatum propinqua
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Dolichovespula arenaria propinqua
(Common Aerial Yellowjacket)
Ichneumonini
Several of these were active this morning on lawn. Netted this one and photographed it after cooling it down a bit in the fridge.
BugGuide ID
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Eucera sp.
Subgenus Synhalonia
Bombus nevadensis flavidus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
On an Indian Blanket flower (Gaillardia pulchella)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Bombus nevadensis flavidus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii flavidus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Tetramorium immigrans flavidus
(Immigrant Pavement Ant)
Halictus confusus flavidus
(Confusing Furrow Bee)
On a tulip flower
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
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
On a strawberry flower
Cryptus rufovinctus flavidus
Female
BugGuide
First and only iNat observation
Apis mellifera flavidus
(Western Honey Bee)
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Apis mellifera flavidus
(Western Honey Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Bombus centralis propinqua
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Camponotus modoc propinqua
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
Spilichneumon sp.
~ 25 mm
On front porch. 10 deg C, cloudy and windy
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Sleeping on a Dandelion flower head.
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Fast moving, aggressive bee visiting golden currant flowers.
Cold and windy ~ 7 degrees C.
Bombus mixtus propinqua
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
Bombus centralis propinqua
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
On Golden Currant flowers
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Male
Vespula germanica propinqua
(German Yellowjacket)
Ectemnius sp.
With a captured hover fly
Calopompilus pyrrhomelas propinqua
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Sceliphron caementarium propinqua
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
5 Oct 2016
Eumenes sp.
(Typical Potter Wasps)
BugGuideAssociated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Calopompilus pyrrhomelas propinqua
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Ichneumonini
BugGuide IDAssociated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Hylaeus sp.
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Hylaeus sp.
BugGuide IDAssociated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Hylaeus sp.
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Calopompilus pyrrhomelas propinqua
On parsley flowers in the garden.
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
Vespula germanica propinqua
(German Yellowjacket)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Ancistrocerus adiabatus propinqua
Stenodynerus sp.
(Stenodynerus)
BugGuideAssociated Species: Achillea filipendulina (Fern-leaf Yarrow)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Ancistrocerus sp.
Associated Species: Achillea filipendulina (Fern-leaf Yarrow)
Vespula alascensis propinqua
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus propinqua
(White-banded Potter Wasp)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Male on Blanket Flower
Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)
Buathra perplexa propinqua
Female
BugGuide
First Idaho iNat observation. I also recorded one at Idler's Rest.
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Snuck into the house somehow
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Appears to be nesting in a hole bored into an old log.
Ceratina acantha propinqua
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Anthidium manicatum propinqua
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
~ 5 mm
Melissodes sp.
Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)
Bombus occidentalis propinqua
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans propinqua
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Bombus huntii propinqua
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Triepeolus sp.
(Longhorn-cuckoo Bees)
Anthidium manicatum propinqua
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Formica neoclara propinqua
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
Nesting under boards on ground near compost.
Aphaenogaster occidentalis propinqua
(Spine-waisted Ants)
Under a board next to the compost pile. Length ~ 3mm.
BugGuide IDOsmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
Associated Species: Trifolium repens (White Clover)
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Braconidae
(Braconid Wasps)
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Xanthosarus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Pyrobombus
(Bumble Bees)
Dolichovespula maculata propinqua
(Bald-faced Hornet)
This is the first observation from the yard!
I hope to find and identify as many species as possible on our little quarter-acre lot.