Orchid bee - Euglossa viridissima

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Copyright © 2007 Alan Chin-Lee

Orchid bee - Euglossa viridissima -

Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
November 11, 2007

Cleaning pollen from the dorsal side of her thorax with her second pair of legs.

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Orchid bee - Euglossa viridissima - female

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Contributed by Alan Chin-Lee on 12 November, 2007 - 9:33pm

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