Tag: fast flier

• Orange-tipped wood-digger bee (Anthophora terminalis)

  Apidae > Anthophora > Anthophora terminalis Orange-tipped wood-digger bee (Anthophora terminalis) is a distinctive, fast-flying solitary bee of backyards and gardens. From a distance, it resembles a bumble bee worker, but is smaller and grayer, and frequently hovers in front of tubular flowers. Its namesake orange-tipped abdomen can be hard to get a good look…

  Bee Watching

  January 9, 2023

  Anthophora, Backyard Bees, Species Page, Summer Bees

  Anthophora terminalis, backyard bee, digger bee, fast flier, long tongue, penstemon, summer