Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
On Common Lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Habropoda cineraria
(Ashy Digger Bee)
Visiting golden currant flowers.
I thought it was a Common Digger Bee (Anthophora sp.), but was corrected by ahaw.
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Anthophora pacifica
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
Anthophora pacifica
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Anthophora pacifica
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
On a hollyhock flower
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
9 deg C
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
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
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Fast moving, aggressive bee visiting golden currant flowers.
Cold and windy ~ 7 degrees C.
Taxonomy
Subclass:
Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
Suborder:
Apocrita (Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees)
Infraorder:
Aculeata (Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily:
Apoidea (Bees and Apoid Wasps)
Family:
Apidae (Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies)
Subfamily:
Apinae (Apine Bees)
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