Best Yellow Legged
Andrena flavipes, commonly called the yellow-legged mining bee, is a solitary ground-nesting bee with a broad distribution across the Palearctic region. Females excavate individual nests in soil, although many nests may occur close together in loose aggregations where conditions are suitable. The sp...
"Lasioglossum xanthopus" is a species of sweat bee belonging to the family Halictidae, native to the Palearctic region. The bee was formally described by the English entomologist William Kirby in 1802 and is characterized by its distinctively marked, partially metallic body. It is a ground-nesting s...
Melanoplus flavidus is a species of short-horned grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae, described by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1897 in North America.
Why this score?
Taxonomically valid but obscure, with sparse popular recognition and few distinctive qualities supporting a higher consensus score.
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