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Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
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meganvarvaro
Black Bee -
Melissodes bimaculatus
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Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, USA
May 29, 2015
Size: 13 mm in length
This bee has been seen pollinating Hibiscus that are native to South Louisiana.
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Contributed by
meganvarvaro
on 22 June, 2015 - 8:15pm
Last updated 25 June, 2015 - 8:11am
Moved
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hg
, 25 June, 2015 - 8:11am
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Does [i]Melissodes bimaculata
Does
Melissodes bimaculata
always have two spots on its abdomen? There aren't any present on this specimen.
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meganvarvaro
, 25 June, 2015 - 8:27am
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sometimes not so obvious
i see a tiny bit of white in the second photo. some subspecies have reduced white or it might have lost hairs with age. examples:
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hg
, 25 June, 2015 - 8:36am
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Okay, thank you!
Okay, thank you!
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meganvarvaro
, 25 June, 2015 - 8:45am
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Looks like Xylocopa to me...
Looks like
Xylocopa
to me...
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Kelsey J.R.P. Byers
, 25 June, 2015 - 4:46am
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Too small
I believe it is too small to be anything in
Xylocopa
. It also does not have a metallic coloring.
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meganvarvaro
, 25 June, 2015 - 7:15am
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Hmm - it's within the size ra
Hmm - it's within the size range specified for
Xylocopa
on the genus page ("12-26 mm") and does look shiny to me (not all species are metallic, some are just shiny black or dark colors). Body is too thick to be
Ceratina
.
Megachile xylocopoides
is the other usual suspect, but seems thinner to me - what do you think?
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Kelsey J.R.P. Byers
, 25 June, 2015 - 8:09am
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[i]Megachile xylocopoides[/i]
Megachile xylocopoides
stores pollen on the under side of its thorax, but this bee was carrying pollen on the hairs on its back legs.
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meganvarvaro
, 25 June, 2015 - 8:22am
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Melissodes bimaculata
this is a female Melissodes bimaculata. welcome to bugguide!
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hg
, 25 June, 2015 - 8:25am
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Aha! Good for me to know ano
Aha! Good for me to know another
Xylocopa
look-alike!
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Kelsey J.R.P. Byers
, 25 June, 2015 - 12:50pm
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