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Eastern Washington bees

Sweat bee - halictus farinosus
Sweat bee - Halictus farinosus

Green metallic sweat bee - genus Agapostemon
Green metallic sweat bee, Agapostemon

Green, yellow and black sweat bee - Agapostemon
Green metallic sweat bee, Agapostemon

Green metallic striped sweat bee - Agapostemon
Green metallic sweat bee, Agapostemon

Shiny metallic green mason bee - genus Melanosmia
Metallic green mason bee - Osmia

Dull green mason bee - genus Osmia
Green metallic mason bee - Osmia

Cellophane or polyester bee - genus Colletes
Cellophane or polyester bee - Colletes

Leaf-cutting bee or genus Megachile
Leaf-cutting bee - Megachile

Mining bee Andrena prenorum, looks like a honey bee
Andrena prenorum mining bee

Digger bee of the tribe Anthophorini
Digger bee - Habropoda

Long-horned digger bee of the tribe Eucerini
Long-horned digger bee - Eucerini

Small carpenter bee or Ceratina in a thistle flower
Small carpenter bee - Ceratina

Cuckoo bee or nomada species
Cuckoo bee or Nomada

Red-horned cuckoo bee or nomada
Red-horned cuckoo bee or Nomada

Coelioxys bees sleeping on a bunchgrass stem
Coelioxys bees sleeping
on bluebunch wheatgrass

Metallic copper bee - Hoplitis fulgida
Metallic copper bee - Hoplitis fulgida

Orange-rumped bumble bee - Bombus melanopygus
Orange-rumped bumble bee or Bombus melanopygus

Golden northern bumble bee - Bombus fervidus
Golden Northern bumble bee or Bombus fervidus

Black bumblebee or Bombus bifarius
Mostly black bumble bee or Bombus bifarius

Cuckoo bumblebee or Bombus insularis
Cuckoo bumble bee or Bombus insularis

Honey bee
Honey bee or Apis