Mining Bee, Calliopsis rhodophila

Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 4-25-09. © Ron Hemberger	Mining Bee Calliopsis rhodophila Male distinguished by four dark velvety patches on the thorax. Hymenoptera: Andrenidae Back to Hymenoptera index page Back to Arthropods of Orange County, California Back to Natural History of Orange County, California
Male. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 4-4-07. © Ron Hemberger	Male. The four dark patches on the thorax (made of pads of mossy hairs; two on mesonotum and two on metanotum) are distinctive for this species. Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 4-25-09. © Ron Hemberger
James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 5-31-10. © Ron Hemberger	James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 5-31-10. © Ron Hemberger
James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 5-31-10. © Ron Hemberger	James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 5-31-10. © Ron Hemberger
Male. Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-4-09. © Ron Hemberger	Male. Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 4-21-08. © Ron Hemberger
Male. Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-4-09. © Ron Hemberger	Male. Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-4-09. © Ron Hemberger
Female. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-25-07. © Ron Hemberger	Female. Irvine Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 7-20-08. © Ron Hemberger
Female. Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 4-21-08. © Ron Hemberger	Female. Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 4-21-08. © Ron Hemberger
Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 4-25-09. © Ron Hemberger	Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 4-25-09. © Ron Hemberger
Irvine Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 7-15-09. © Ron Hemberger	Male. Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-5-09. © Ron Hemberger
Irvine Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 7-15-09. © Ron Hemberger	Irvine Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 7-15-09. © Ron Hemberger
Male. Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 6/25/08. © Ron Hemberger	Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 5-25-10. © Ron Hemberger
Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7/16/09. Discovered by Jonathan Knight, age 9. © Peter J. Bryant.	Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7/16/09. Discovered by Jonathan Knight, age 9. © Peter J. Bryant.
Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7/16/09. Discovered by Jonathan Knight, age 9. © Peter J. Bryant.	Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7/16/09. Discovered by Jonathan Knight, age 9. © Peter J. Bryant.