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Diadasia diminuta
Diadasia diminuta has blonde hairs and greenish eyes. Black and white striped abdomen seen in pics 2 and 3. They specialize on pollen from globe mallows. The long hairs means this is probably a female.
Spotted collecting pollen on Streambank Globe Mallow (Iliamna rivularis) in a meadow next to the Umtanum Creek. Eastern Cascade foothills.
Additional resources https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollin...
Spotted on Jul 7, 2019
Submitted on Dec 25, 2019
2 Comments
So do I Single D. They are fascinating to watch and there are so many specialized bees like this one.
Yep, I like bees.