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Sweat bee - Sphecodes - female
Copyright © 2004 tom murray

Sweat bee - Sphecodes - Female
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 24, 2004
ID provided by Doug Yanega.
Contributed by tom murray on 24 April, 2005 - 9:34am
Last updated 26 October, 2006 - 4:29pm

Sphecodes
My guess is that it is a female.
… Adalbert Goertz, 28 June, 2005 - 12:06am

 
it does look like a female
based on body shape, coloration, antennal length, etc.
… John S. Ascher, 26 October, 2006 - 4:10pm

 
cuckoo bee
I had an ID telling me it was a male sphecodes, and then you think it's a female, so I'll play it safe, and not place a gender on it. Thanks Adalbert.
… tom murray, 28 June, 2005 - 6:57am

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