Colletes latitarsis, M, Face, MD, Baltimore 2013-06-23-19.10 (41377596452)

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Description: Hiding in plain site. Is this Cellophane Bee.. Colletes latitarsis is a bee that only feeds its babies pollen from the all american weed. Ground Cherry.. Physalis to you sciencey types. The thing about Physalis is that it is very shy about showing its sexual parts. The flowers dangle underneath its leafy roof and are this side of green for a yellow flower. And so, its favorite bee also escapes our attention and is so focused on this one plant that it almost never shows up in our color traps. But if you find the plant..you will find this cutie. Photos by Dejen Mengis and Brooke Alexander. Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200. Date: 27 March 2018, 10:15. Source: Colletes latitarsis, M, Face, MD, Baltimore_2013-06-23-19.10. Author: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA.