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1/3 to 2/3 inch long.
Digger bees. Mason/Leafcutter bees. Mining bees. Plasterer and Yellow faced bees.
Mining bees
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Stout and hair bodies.
Digger bees. Mason/Leafcutter bees. Mining bees. Plasterer and Yellow faced bees.
Digger bees
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1/2 to 2/3 inch long.
Digger bees. Mason/Leafcutter bees. Mining bees. Plasterer and Yellow faced bees.
Digger bees
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1/3 to 2/3 inch long. Hairy with pale bands on abdomen.
Digger bees. Mason/Leafcutter bees. Mining bees. Plasterer and Yellow faced bees.
Plasterer
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1/4 inch long. Wasp like appearance. White yellow regions on face. Nest in crevices, soil, and other cavities.
Digger bees. Mason/Leafcutter bees. Mining bees. Plasterer and Yellow faced bees.
Yellow faced
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1/2 inch long. Often metallic green, blue, or bronze.
Sweat and alkali bees. Cicada killer. Black and yellow mud dauber. Organpipe mud dauber.
Sweat and Alkali
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1/4 to 3/4 inch long, dark, often with white yellow bands. Nest in ground or cavities in wood.
Digger bees. Mason/Leafcutter bees. Mining bees. Plasterer and Yellow faced bees.
Mason/Leaf cutter
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1 to 1 5/8 inch long. Smoky wings. Black with yellow markings on abdomen. Yellow/light brown legs.
Sweat and alkali bees. Cicada killer. Black and yellow mud dauber. Organpipe mud dauber.
Cicada Killer
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1 to 1 1/8 inch. Slender body. Long, skinny pedicel. Black body, yellow legs. Yellow band on abdomen. Smoky to dark wings.
Sweat and alkali bees. Cicada killer. Black and yellow mud dauber. Organpipe mud dauber.
Black and Yellow Mud Dauber
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1 inch long. Thread waisted (long and skinny pedicel). Bluish black body and wings. Irridescent appearance in certain light.
Sweat and alkali bees. Cicada killer. Black and yellow mud dauber. Organpipe mud dauber.
Organpipe mud dauber.
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1/3 to 4/5 inch long. Robust body. Hairy thorax, but bare abdomen. Often have metallica sheen. Similar appearance to bumble bees. Females have darker head than males.
Sweat and alkali bees. Cicada killer. Carpenter bees. Black and yellow mud dauber.
Carpenter bee
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