Colletes inaequalis
| Colletes inaequalis | |
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| Colletes inaequalis, female, back | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Colletes |
| Species: | C. inaequalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Colletes inaequalis Say, 1837 | |
Colletes inaequalis, is a common species of plasterer bee (family Colletidae), native to North America.
Like other species in the genus, it builds cells in underground nests that are lined with a polyester secretion, earning them the nickname Polyester bee.
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