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Metallic Green Bee, sp - Agapostemon - female
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Metallic Green Bee, sp - Agapostemon - Female
Sunnyvale WPC ponds, south SF Bay, Santa Clara County, California, USA
July 16, 2006
Size: 10-12 mm
A green bee, presumably Halictidae sp,, with all green head, eyes, thorax and abdomen, working in a Bristly Ox-tongue (Picris echioides). The pollen load on the hind tibia is indicative of a female. Possible to make a genus call here? Species ID would no doubt require capture.

My original is 2800 X 2100 pixels, so I could provide more detail if it would help. Submitting it at 560 X 420 means throwing away literally 96% of the pixels.

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Contributed by iNaturalist on 26 August, 2008 - 1:54pm
Last updated 26 August, 2008 - 8:41pm

Agapostemon
female

Halictini:Caenohalictina, not Augochlorini
… John S. Ascher, 26 August, 2008 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

Note re tight crop:
The tight crop is 993 X 1324 pixels; resampling it down to 420 X 560 for BugGuide still loses 82% of the original pixels, but it does reveal more detail. The Augochlora sp that I've been able to reference have abdomens that are either striped or not green.
… iNaturalist, 26 August, 2008 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

Cropping
If you cropped the image more tightly (and you should) you would only throw away 40% or less pixels and would show considerably more detail.
Halictidae, Augochlorini (I think); I wish I could go further but I continue to fail at identifying these bees so wait for John Ascher.
Males do not collect pollen nor have the equipment for it.
… Beatriz Moisset, 26 August, 2008 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

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