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Nomada
With over 850 species, the genus Nomada is one of the largest genera in the entire family Apidae, and the largest genus of cleptoparasitic "cuckoo bees." They occur worldwide, and utilize many different types of bees as hosts, primarily the genus Andrena. As parasites, they lack a pollen-carrying scopa, and are often extraordinarily wasp-like in appearance with red, black, yellow colors prevailing, and with smoky (infuscated) wings or wing tips.
Seen at Mason Farm Biological Preserve
Spotted on Apr 20, 2012
Submitted on May 10, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks, TricaRicca. I also have an ID request in to BugGuide.
Looks like a Red Wasp