Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9
Calliopsis australior, female, face |
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| Links | Extracted from 2017 “Bees of Maryland: A Field Guide” http://bio2.elmira.edu/fieldbio/beesofmarylandbookversion1.pdf
Commonly found in urban and other heavily used landscapes. Attracted to the hardpacked
open soil of playing fields, road edges, construction sites, lake margins, and
borrow pits. Common and usually forages close to the ground, where it collects pollen
and nectar from weedy legumes and vervains.
Field Marks: ♀♂Face, clearly wider than long, clypeus jutting/mounded
outward, particularly noticeable in profile. Abdomen, edge of segments (tergites)
with narrow band of pale hair. Eyes unusually light colored. ♀Face, below the level
of the antennae, has 3 sets of parallel and linear white markings (looks like 3 whitestripes);
two stripes along the inside of the compound eyes and one down the center.
♂Face (From about one-third of the way down) and legs entirely bright fluorescent
yellow.
Flight Season: Active from about May to October
Size Relative to Honey Bee: 0.5X
Position of Wings Feeding on Flowers: Completely overlapping
Location of Pollen Carrying Hairs: Tibia
Similar Genera: No similar genera, markings and shape of face are unique.
Nest: Ground, open bare soil, fond of piles of construction dirt.
Flowers: Mostly clover, sweetclover, verbena.
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Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9
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