Nathaniel Green
@nmdg.bsky.social
Recent PhD from @wsu studying bee and wasp systematics. Opinions my own. He/Him. 'Pollen Wasps are the delight of the Taxonomist' - Bequaert, 1929
iNat: @NMDG
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I'm sure someone can ID the bumblebee, It's just not going to be me. I'm terrible at IDing them. @nashturley.bsky.social might know?
You could pretty safely call #2 Bembix americana. There's some overlap in appearance with a similar species, but it's usually not this yellow and is less common.
You could pretty safely call #2 Bembix americana. There's some overlap in appearance with a similar species, but it's usually not this yellow and is less common.
September 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I'm sure someone can ID the bumblebee, It's just not going to be me. I'm terrible at IDing them. @nashturley.bsky.social might know?
You could pretty safely call #2 Bembix americana. There's some overlap in appearance with a similar species, but it's usually not this yellow and is less common.
You could pretty safely call #2 Bembix americana. There's some overlap in appearance with a similar species, but it's usually not this yellow and is less common.
Isodontia mexicana, not neomexicana.
September 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Isodontia mexicana, not neomexicana.
1 - Bombus sp.
2 - Bembix sp. (Probably Bembix americana)
3 - Isodontia neomexicana
4 - Sphex ichneumoneus
But I second Alie's suggestion, put them in iNat to get a few opinions. Great photos!
2 - Bembix sp. (Probably Bembix americana)
3 - Isodontia neomexicana
4 - Sphex ichneumoneus
But I second Alie's suggestion, put them in iNat to get a few opinions. Great photos!
September 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
1 - Bombus sp.
2 - Bembix sp. (Probably Bembix americana)
3 - Isodontia neomexicana
4 - Sphex ichneumoneus
But I second Alie's suggestion, put them in iNat to get a few opinions. Great photos!
2 - Bembix sp. (Probably Bembix americana)
3 - Isodontia neomexicana
4 - Sphex ichneumoneus
But I second Alie's suggestion, put them in iNat to get a few opinions. Great photos!
