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unknown black and white bee - Melissodes bimaculatus

unknown black and white bee - Melissodes bimaculatus
Allen, Collin County, Texas, USA
June 14, 2013
Size: less than 1cm.
This little black and white bee seemed to be settling down on a cattail leaf for the evening. I think it was under a half inch long.

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unknown black and white bee - Melissodes bimaculatus unknown black and white bee - Melissodes bimaculatus - male

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Moved from Long-horned bees.

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Moved from ID Request.

 
Please forgive my ignorance o
Please forgive my ignorance of the bees and also of the process. I see the images have been moved from ID request to "Long Horned Bees, Eucerini." Is it possible to narrow down the ID any further? I realize the images are not very good. Thanks!

 
It's definitely possible to narrow this down
I commented in your other photo with a candidate species. Unfortunately this group of bees is difficult and thus I do not attempt to place bees that are not from SoCal into genus.
If you would like, you can move this back to the Bees section http://bugguide.net/node/view/8267, where my mentor Dr. Ascher will likely give you a species ID confirmation.
Good luck! :)

 
Thank you! I won't need to mo
Thank you! I won't need to move it anywhere. Oddly enough, I guess your comment wasn't showing when I checked both photos before, but it is now. Another friend outside of bugguide weighed in in the meantime, and her suggestion was also Melissodes bimaculata. I appreciate your help.

 
My pleasure :)
Glad to hear that you have a bee-savvy friend!

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