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Green n' pretty - Agapostemon splendens - female
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

Green n' pretty - Agapostemon splendens - Female
Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
June 19, 2006
Size: 13mm
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 19 June, 2006 - 11:33am
Last updated 30 October, 2006 - 10:22am

Moved
Moved from Metallic Green Bees.
… Sean McCann, 16 October, 2006 - 6:27am login or register to post comments

Agapostemon splendens
female
… John S. Ascher, 15 October, 2006 - 10:55pm login or register to post comments

Agapostemon?
I'm thinking this is a female Agapostemon, actually.
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 June, 2006 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

 
...
So how do you tell them apart? As far as I see, the hind tibia is longer than the tarsus, but maybe that is just the angle.
… Sean McCann, 22 June, 2006 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Gestalt:-)
I confess to using the 'Gestalt' method. Agapostemon tends to have coarser texture, like this, and they are often hairier than the genera in the Augochlorini. To be sure, you have to look at miniscule features like facial sutures and the "shoulder blades."
… Eric R. Eaton, 23 June, 2006 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

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