Habropoda depressa Fowler, 1899
Properties
Scientific Name: Habropoda depressa Fowler, 1899
Common Name: California Mountain-Digger Bee
Taxonomy
Habropoda depressa Fowler, 1899: 283 [♀, ♂].
Syntypes ♀, ♂. USA, California, Berkeley, 22 February to 1 May [no year provided] [].
Distribution in Canada: BOLD [BC, Savary Island].
This species has not been verified in Canada, and this specimen is morphologically identical to the dark form of H. miserabilis found at this location, though the DNA barcode matches material in BOLD identified as H. depressa and Habropoda pallida (Timberlake, 1937).
DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN): BOLD:AAN4483
Body length: ♀ 14 mm ♂ 12-13 mm
References
Fowler C (1899b) The Habropoda and Didasia of California. The Canadian Entomologist 31(1): 283-286.https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent31283-10
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Berberis aquifolium, Collinsia parviflora