[1][3][4][5] I. elegans is described as having a generally black-color body, rusty-red to yellowish abdomen, and see-through wings with some tinting.

[6] They were originally considered to be a species of western and southern North America,[6] but have been found in the northeastern corner of the continent in increasing numbers.

[5] They seem to use pre-existing holes created by other insects for their nests and then outfit them with "finely chewed fibers of dead weeds and grass.

"[6] The grass serves as a defensive barrier at one end of the nest; it keeps parasites from entering while the larvae feed on the paralyzed insects which have been stored in the nursery.

[7] Isodontia elegans may be attracted to same kind of nest holes that appeal to blue orchard mason bees.