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Resin Bee - Heriades carinata - female
Copyright © 2015 Jatai

Resin Bee - Heriades carinata - Female
Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, New York, USA
August 15, 2015
Size: 1/4" at most
Is this Heriades? It seems too small (est. 1/4") for Megachile campanulae. Carrying pollen under abdomen. I think the flower it is feeding on is Galinsoga quadriradiata.

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Resin Bee - Heriades carinata - female Resin Bee - Heriades carinata - female
Contributed by Jatai on 15 August, 2015 - 3:25pm
Last updated 15 August, 2015 - 11:03pm

Yes, a Heriades female
The photo is so good that the distinctive mandibular carina of H. carinata is visible
… John S. Ascher, 15 August, 2015 - 11:05pm

 
Heriades carinata
Thank you for the ID, and thanks very much for your kind words about the photo.
… Jatai, 17 August, 2015 - 11:13am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 15 August, 2015 - 11:03pm

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