morcutt's Favorites

In an old black-capped chickadee nest.

Tujunga Wash North

Awwwww, look at these zzzleeping bee-auties, cuddled into this sunflower for the night! 😍🥰

hard to see markings on face here, but I think they’re fairly limited. will check specimen & post photos - boltoniae/bishoppi

@zportman

On hoary vervain, Verbena stricta.

Elm, I think; fallen deadwood.

Investigating Andrena asteris nests

Extremely fast-moving

With babies. Temp outside is 44. She was moving pretty well!

!!!!!!!!!!!! 1st record in Illinois

pretty certain this is an aberrant bimac quen

on Dalea purpurea

On a shoreline white pine

CJOHANSON62 BAYFIELD, WI

https://bugguide.net/node/view/22427

Collected in a sweep of spreading dogbane.
Anything that looks like shagreening /tessellation on the cuticle is just residue from the washing process.