Bees and Sawflies
of Orange County, California (and nearby places)
(Click on images or names to open). Yellow background, exotic species. Useful note on Terminology
Photographed and compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology,
University of California, Irvine, CA 92697
Ron Hemberger and Hartmut Wisch
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| Andrenidae (Mining Bees) |
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Andrena prunorum |
Andrena sp., subgenus Diandrena |
Andrena sp., subgenus Hesperandrena |
Andrena sp. |
Andrena sp.
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Andrena sp. |
Andrena sp. |
Calliopsis rhodophila |
Calliopsis sp. |
Calliopsis sp. |
Calliopsis sp. |
Calliopsis sp. |
Panurginus sp. |
Perdita rhois |
Perdita sp. |
Perdita sp. |
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| Apidae (True Bees) |
| Subfamily Apinae - Honey, Bumble, and Digger Bees. Bumble Bees of Orange County, California |
Anthophorine Bee,
Anthophora californica |
Anthophorine Bee,
Anthophora squammulosa |
Anthophorine Bee,
Anthophora urbana |
Anthophorine Bee,
Anthophorula (chionura?) |
Anthophorine Bee,
Anthophorula sp. |
Anthophorine Bee, Habropoda (female) |
Anthophorine Bee, Habropoda (male) |
Honey Bee,
Apis mellifera |
Bumble Bee,
Bombus californicus |
Bumble Bee,
Bombus crotchii |
Black-tailed Bumble Bee,
Bombus melanopygus |
Sonoran Bumble Bee,
Bombus sonorus |
Yellowfaced Bumble Bee, Bombus (Pyrobombus) vosnesenskii |
Cactus Bee, Diadasia australis (californica?) |
Diadasia bituberculata |
Diadasia australis species group |
Mallow-visiting Bee, Diadasia sp., subgenus Coquillettapis |
Digger Bee, Diadasia sp. |
Long-horned Bee, Eucera sp. |
Digger Bee, Melissodes stearnsi |
Digger Bee, Melissodes sp., (subgenus Callimelissodes?). |
Digger Bee, Melissodes (agilis)? |
Long-horned Bee,
Melissodes (robustior?) |
Digger Bee, Melissodes sp. |
Squash Bee, Peponapis pruinosa |
Tetraloniella pomonae |
Squash Bee, Xenoglossa (Eoxenoglossa) strenua |
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| Subfamily Nomadinae - Cuckoo Bees |
Epeolus (interruptus?) |
Neopasites mojavensis |
Nomada suavis |
Nomada vegana species group |
Nomada sp. |
Nomada sp. |
Triepeolus sp. |
Triepeolus sp. |
Zacosmia maculata |
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| Subfamily Xylocopinae - Carpenter Bees |
Small Carpenter Bee,
Ceratina arizonensis |
Small Carpenter Bee,
Ceratina cockerelli |
Small Carpenter Bee,
Ceratina sp. |
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Little Carpenter Bee,
Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex |
Valley Carpenter Bee,
Xylocopa varipuncta (female) |
Valley Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa varipuncta (male) |
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| Colletidae
(Plasterer Bees) |
Colletes simulans nevadensis |
Cellophane Bee,
Colletes sleveni |
Colletes sp. |
Yellow-masked Bee,
Hylaeus calvus |
Yellow-Masked Bee, Hylaeus mesillae |
| Halictidae
(Halictid Bees) - Agapostemon |
Green Metallic Bee, Agapostemon Agapostemon (angelicus?) |
Green Metallic Bee,
Agapostemon melliventris |
Green Metallic Bee,
Agapostemon sp. |
Green Metallic Bee,
Agapostemon sp. |
Green Metallic Bee,
Agapostemon sp. |
Green Metallic Bee,
Agapostemon sp. |
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| Halictidae (Halictid Bees) - others |
Augochlorella pomoniella |
Sweat Bee, Dufourea sp. |
Sweat Bee, Halictus farinosus |
Sweat Bee, Halictus ligatus |
Sweat Bee, Halictus tripartitus |
Sweat Bee,
Lasioglossum (incompletum?), subgenus Dialictus |
Sweat Bee, Lasioglossum sp., subgenus Dialictus |
Sweat Bee,
Lasioglossum sisymbrii |
Sweat Bee,
Lasioglossum tegulariforme |
Sweat Bee, Lasioglossum sp. |
Subfamily Rophitinae |
Sweat Bee, Sphecodes sp |
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| Megachilidae (Leafcutter and Mason Bees) |
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| Tribe Megachilini (Leafcutter Bees) |
Anthidium sp. |
Megachile brevis onobrychidis |
Megachile fidelis |
Megachile gentilis |
Megachile sp., subgenus Chelostomoides |
Megachile sp., (subgenus Litomegachile?) |
Megachile sp., subgenus Megachiloides |
Megachile sp. |
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| Tribe Osmiini (Leafcutter and Mason Bees) |
Ashmeadiella sp. |
Subgenus Helicosmia |
Heriades sp.? |
American Bee,
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) producta |
American Bee,
Hoplitis (grinnelli?) |
Osmia coloradensis |
Osmia sp. |
Tribe Osmiini |
Tribe Osmiini |
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| Sawflies (FamilyTenthredinidae) |
Aphilodyctium fidum |
Bristly Roseslug Sawfly,
Cladius difformis |
Macrophya sp. |
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| Gall-forming Sawflies |
Euura sp. |
Willow Leaf Gall Sawfly,
Pontania pacifica |
Willow Leaf Gall Sawfly,
Pontania sp. |
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