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Norton's Bee - Nomia nortoni - female
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Norton's Bee - Nomia nortoni - Female
Flat River Impoundment, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
September 9, 2006
Size: 18 mm
There was a colony of these, very active, in a flat pebble-filled area along a trail. They were very active, seldom landing. This shot is the best one I have that shows any wing venation, I beleive. I presume it is a female, due to the load of pollen. Size estimated. Thanks for help on ID.

Incidentally, hovering nearby this aggregation of bees were a few of these large bee flies, Heterostylum robustum, likely parasites of the Halictids:

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Norton's Bee - Nomia nortoni - female Norton's Bee - Nomia nortoni - female
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Contributed by Cotinis on 11 September, 2006 - 10:56am
Last updated 11 October, 2006 - 10:04pm

Moved
Moved from Nomia.
… Martin Hauser, 11 October, 2006 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

Nomia (Acunomia) nortoni Cresson, 1868
female
… John S. Ascher, 11 October, 2006 - 5:22pm login or register to post comments

Nomia nortoni
female
… John S. Ascher, 11 October, 2006 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

Finally a pic of a female...
Finally a pic of a female... The males have really spectacular hindlegs...
… Martin Hauser, 11 September, 2006 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

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