Plasterer Bee - Colletes simulans nevadensis

jmlphoto · Post by **jmlphoto** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:00 pm

taken in the backyard on the rose bush, he was going after the dead leaves rather than the flowers for some reason. ive never seen one of these before its usually the yellow and white or all black.

salden · Post by **salden** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:08 pm

It sure is pretty. Maybe it is one of those leaf-cutter bees.

Gordon C. Snelling · Post by **Gordon C. Snelling** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:04 am

Nice shot, it is definitely a Megachilid and not a Colletes

jmlphoto · Post by **jmlphoto** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:54 am

ok thanks gordon. that was the closest i could get. the Colletes i saw on this website were the only white bees i could find but lacked the tiny yellow spots on the back. thanks for clearing it up.