The Bee Mystery part 2
Andy sent along another great gallery of bees, flies, and wasps. He thought my tenants might be in the hoverfly family, but I think they look a little more like yellowjacket mimics. I’m sending an email to the Xerces Society to see if they can help. Even though they’re based here in Portland, they’re an international organization. Here’s an article from their site on the importance of native bees.
[...] a but scary to read about the various ways in which specimans arrive at Jim Young’s lab. I never heard back from the Xerces Society, so I decided to send this “insect detective” an email. [...]