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bee on Datura - Agapostemon melliventris - female
Copyright © 2004 Patrick Alexander

bee on Datura - Agapostemon melliventris - Female
Dripping Springs Rd., Dona Ana County, New Mexico, USA
August 27, 2004
Not the best picture for ID, but it's pretty... found on Datura wrightii.
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Contributed by Patrick Alexander on 4 November, 2005 - 6:16pm
Last updated 4 September, 2007 - 7:17pm

Moved
Moved from Metallic Green Bees.
… Beatriz Moisset, 30 October, 2006 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

Adalbert is correct
this is an Agapostemon melliventris female
… John S. Ascher, 11 October, 2006 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

Agapostemon melliventris?
May be A. melliventris. Great picture.
… Adalbert Goertz, 26 April, 2006 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

Female Agapostemon sp.
This is a female Agapostemon. Ironically, I collected what appears to 'be' the same species here in Tucson over the weekend. Have yet to ID the species, though.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 November, 2005 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I was thinking it lo
Thanks! I was thinking it looked like Agapostemon from the guide, but wasn't sure since the photo'd ones on here all seemed to have black/white rather than brownish abdomens.

Patrick Alexander
http://boechera.nmsu.edu/~paalexan/
… Patrick Alexander, 4 November, 2005 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

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