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Hymenoptera-Andrenidae-Calliopsis-Subgenus Hypomacrotera-Mining Bees (C)

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Calliopsis

Vinton, El Paso County, Texas
September 3, 2015
Size: 0.5 cm
Found by sweeping weeds
These bees were swarming on flowers of Physalis sp., probably P. acutifolia. They were abundant and fast
Determined by John S. Ascher

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