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Agapostemon splendens
Photo#37147
Copyright © 2005
Sean McCann
Another halictid -
Agapostemon splendens
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Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
November 11, 2005
Seems to be many of these today. Or maybe my "search image" has tuned into them.
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Contributed by
Sean McCann
on 12 November, 2005 - 1:44pm
Last updated 11 October, 2006 - 4:44pm
Moved
Moved from
Metallic Green Bees
.
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Sean McCann
, 11 October, 2006 - 4:44pm
Agapostemon splendens
female
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John S. Ascher
, 11 October, 2006 - 4:41pm
Probably Agapostemon
But wait for Eric to confirm or correct this. What is for sure is that it is a female because of the pollen collecting hairs in the hind legs.
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Beatriz Moisset
, 12 November, 2005 - 2:52pm
Pick4 output
IDNatures guide generates the following 5 candidates (based on what I can see in your images.
Genus: Agapostemon, Augochlorella, Augochloropsis
Species: Augochlora pura, Euglossa viridissima
E. viridissima scratches on the image at http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pierce/Research/pictures/gallery/eg.vir.html.
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Steve Scott
, 12 November, 2005 - 3:57pm
Agapostemon.
Relatively sure it is a female Agapostemon, but I am not very familiar with Florida fauna. There is an online key to Florida bees, though. Euglossa is MUCH brighter, and still rather rare (apparently became established in some fashion from their native Central and South America).
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Eric R. Eaton
, 14 November, 2005 - 4:13pm
