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Colletes validus face. Note the long, triangular impression. This shape give Colletes validus easy access to deep ericaceous flowers. C. validus is a medium-sized cellophane bee: females are 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in) long and males are 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in) long. [2]
They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species in the genus build cells in underground nests that are lined with a cellophane-like plastic secretion, a true polyester, [2] earning them the nickname polyester bees. [3] As of 2012 there were about 469 described species, and an estimated total around 700. [4]
Colletes latitarsis, the broad-footed cellophane bee, is a species of cellophane or plasterer, masked, and fork-tongued bees in the family Colletidae. [1] [2] ...
New species of bee in Oklahoma. Image courtesy University of Oklahoma. The study says the new bee is the only species in the genus Andrena that has taken a liking to Solanaceae plants, or plants ...
Colletes simulans is a species in the family Colletidae ("cellophane or plasterer, masked, and fork-tongued bees"), in the order Hymenoptera ("ants, bees, wasps and sawflies"). [1] [2] The species is known generally as the spine-shouldered cellophane bee. [3] It is found in North America. [2] [4] [5]
The newest discovered bee in Oklahoma and Texas is pictured extracting nectar and pollinating a flower. Looking at the wider species, there are over 1,500 species of Andrena bees in the world ...
The Colletidae are a family of bees, and are often referred to collectively as plasterer bees or polyester bees, due to the method of smoothing the walls of their nest cells with secretions applied with their mouthparts; these secretions dry into a cellophane-like lining. [1]
Colletes thoracicus, the rufous-chested cellophane bee, is a species of cellophane or plasterer, masked, or fork-tongued bee in the family Colletidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is found in North America. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]