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Hymenoptera - Nomada luteoloides
Copyright © 2009 Bruce Marlin

Hymenoptera - Nomada luteoloides
DuPage County, Illinois, USA
May 3, 2009
Size: 12mm
A very energetic spring wasp with outstanding yellow and red markings. Thanks in advance!

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Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 11 May, 2009 - 8:17am
Last updated 11 May, 2009 - 4:37pm

Nomada luteoloides female
or, if not, a very similar species
… John S. Ascher, 11 May, 2009 - 10:40am

 
Thanks
John. I know cuckoo bees lack pollen transporting apparatus, but how does one account for the fact there is absolutely no pollen sticking to this beast?
… Bruce Marlin, 11 May, 2009 - 12:08pm

Not wasp:-)
This is a cuckoo wasp in the genus Nomada.
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 May, 2009 - 8:49am

 
Thanks
Eric. I know you meant not wasp, bee.
… Bruce Marlin, 11 May, 2009 - 10:01am

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