Andrés Felipe Herrera Motta

Biologist - Melittologist 🐝 Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Kansas. Diversity and distributional ecology of tropical bees 🐝🌵☀️

[Andrés Felipe Herrera Motta @MottaBees]

Diadasia genus is present and active during dry and rainy season in Colombia's dry forest. These bees have a strong relation with Malvaceae family.

[Pollinator group at KU @PollinatorsKU]

A solitary bee of the genus Diadasia from Colombia's dry forests, an endangered tropical ecosystem. Most species of Diadasia are restricted to Xeric environments. #Colombia #bees #pollinators
Credits: @MottaBees

[Andrés Felipe Herrera Motta @MottaBees]

It was a hot day in the beginning of rain season.

[Pollinator group at KU @PollinatorsKU]

Bees that walk on water! A rare behavior observed in solitary bees of the tribe Emphorini in Colombia's dry forests. Credits: @MottaBees
#Colombia #pollinators