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Turquoise Green Metallic Bee? - Chrysis
Copyright © 2011 Donna at TheNatureInUs.com

Turquoise Green Metallic Bee? - Chrysis
Lake MOnticello, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
August 25, 2011
Size: Very small
I searched for this on Bug Guide and some look similar that are bees, but none have black eyes. Does anybody know what this is? A bee or something else? First one we've seen here.
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Contributed by Donna at TheNatureInUs.com on 14 September, 2011 - 3:53pm
Last updated 18 September, 2011 - 11:04am

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Yes, it is a cuckoo wasp, genus Chrysis. Looks like it could be C. angolensis but I can't be sure about that.
… Villu Soon, 16 September, 2011 - 3:01am login or register to post comments

Cuckoo Wasp
In the Guide here.

Others will probably be able to take the ID further.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 September, 2011 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Wasp!?
Gee, Ken, your ID is plenty. I like the name too! I guess I'm still not real sure of wasps and bees. I searched under bee. Thank you so much!! I wanted to share it with my subscribers. I try to make people view bugs differently. This cutie and the name may give some folks pause to consider. LOL
… Donna at TheNatureInUs.com, 14 September, 2011 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

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