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Agapostemon melliventris with dark-banded abdomen - Agapostemon melliventris - female
Copyright © 2006 Lynn Monroe

Agapostemon melliventris with dark-banded abdomen - Agapostemon melliventris - Female
Highway 78 near Ocotillo Wells, Imperial County, California, USA
March 30, 2006
Size: BL about 7.5 mm
We saw this Agapostemon bee on Desert Sunflower (Geraea canescens) roadside along Highway 78, just east of Ocotillo Wells into Imperial Co.

It does have pollen sac, better seen in the second image.This must be an Agapostemon where the abdomen has hair bands as does the male.

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Agapostemon melliventris with dark-banded abdomen - Agapostemon melliventris - female Agapostemon sp female with striped abdomen - Agapostemon melliventris - female
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Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 1 April, 2009 - 11:28am
Last updated 28 April, 2009 - 6:33pm

Moving to guide page.
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… Ken Schneider, 28 April, 2009 - 6:32pm login or register to post comments

Agapostemon melliventris
female
… John S. Ascher, 1 April, 2009 - 8:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Apapostemon melliventris
I appreciate your identifying this female to species. It's great to have a specific name! Now to learn more about it. Thanks so much.
… Lynn Monroe, 1 April, 2009 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

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