Unequal Cellophane Bee Colletes inaequalis Say, 1837    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Colletidae   >   Genus Colletes   

Description:

Nests are categorized as ground burrows, and social behavior is categorized as solitary to communal (Selfridge et al., 2017).

There are 81 records in the project database.

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A Colletes inaequalis in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/28/2014). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Colletes inaequalis in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/28/2014). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Colletes inaequalis in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/28/2014). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A female Colletes inaequalis (8/16/2012). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

An Unequal Cellophane Bee in Howard Co., Maryland (4/8/2020). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Kurt Schwarz. (MBP list)

An Unequal Cellophane Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/27/2017). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

An Unequal Cellophane Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/27/2017). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Unequal Cellophane Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/22/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Unequal Cellophane Bees in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/4/2015). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A female Unequal Cellophane Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/27/2009). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A female Unequal Cellophane Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/27/2009). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

The burrow of Colletes inaequalis in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/9/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Unequal Cellophane Bee in Caroline Co., Maryland (3/13/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Unequal Cellophane Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/16/2023). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Unequal Cellophane Bee in Caroline Co., Maryland (3/13/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Unequal Cellophane Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (3/18/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Unequal Cellophane Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/26/2020). (c) swindsor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by swindsor via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Unequal Cellophane Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/27/2017). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Unequal Cellophane Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/21/2022). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Unequal Cellophane Bee in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/13/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Unequal Cellophane Bee in Caroline Co., Maryland (3/13/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Unequal Cellophane Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/1/2018). (c) matthorr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by matthorr via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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