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Bee - Melissodes bimaculata - female
Copyright © 2007 Bob Moul

Bee - Melissodes bimaculata - Female
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 6, 2007
Size: 3/4 inch

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Bee - Melissodes bimaculata - female Bee - Melissodes bimaculata - female
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Contributed by Bob Moul on 6 August, 2007 - 7:10pm
Last updated 7 August, 2007 - 10:05am

Svastra atripes?
female.
… Adalbert Goertz, 6 August, 2007 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Bee
Thanks for your reply Adalbert. The S. atripes seems to have a striped abdomen whereas the bee in my photos were solid black. ?
See Eric's reply on the other photo.
I am learning a lot from the helpful folks here but have only scratched the surface. How did you determine it was a female? Did those hairy back legs have anything to do with it?

Thanks again,
… Bob Moul, 7 August, 2007 - 7:22am login or register to post comments

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