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Bee - Melissodes desponsa - female
Copyright © 2006 Andy Daun

Bee - Melissodes desponsa - Female
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 8, 2006

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Bee - Melissodes desponsa Bee - Melissodes desponsa - female
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Contributed by Andy Daun on 9 July, 2006 - 7:28am
Last updated 26 September, 2006 - 6:10pm

Moved
Moved from Honey, Bumble, and Digger Bees.
… Beatriz Moisset, 26 September, 2006 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

Melissodes (Heliomelissodes) desponsa Smith
female; Cirsium specialist
… John S. Ascher, 26 September, 2006 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
to subfamily page until the experts agree on genus.
… Beatriz Moisset, 20 July, 2006 - 5:30pm login or register to post comments

Anthophora?
This is either a female Anthophora, or something related. Too robust to be an Andrena (though some Andrena 'are' pretty robust), and a little late in the year for Andrena.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 July, 2006 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you both
for your comments.
… Andy Daun, 10 July, 2006 - 7:22pm login or register to post comments

Female Andrena?
Wing venation not clear enough to tell.
… Adalbert Goertz, 9 July, 2006 - 10:41pm login or register to post comments

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