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Bee? Melissodes bimaculata - Melissodes bimaculata - female
Copyright © 2009 Marty R.

Bee? Melissodes bimaculata - Melissodes bimaculata - Female
Rochester, New York, USA
September 17, 2009
Size: ~1/2"
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Contributed by Marty R. on 17 September, 2009 - 2:57pm
Last updated 8 October, 2009 - 5:35pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 8 October, 2009 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

Yes
Looks like a severely worn female Melissodes bimaculata.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 September, 2009 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

 
yes
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… John S. Ascher, 17 September, 2009 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you both
Eric, you write in the guide that most bees are hairy. Thus far the bees I've seen have yellow hairs. Does this one (digger bee, I presume) have black hairs that I'm not seeing?
… Marty R., 17 September, 2009 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

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