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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Sweat, Furrow, Nomiine, and Short-faced Bees (Halictidae) » Sweat and Furrow Bees (Halictinae) » Halictini » Furrow Bees (Halictus) » Subgenus Halictus sensu lato (Halictus Subgenus Halictus sensu lato) » Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)
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Bee on Circium ochrocentrum - Halictus ligatus - female
Copyright © 2016 Lynn Monroe

Bee on Circium ochrocentrum - Halictus ligatus - Female
Rabbit Mountain Open Space, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
June 13, 2016
Size: BL ~ 9 mm
Seen at Rabbit Mountain Open Space, elevation ~5500' elevation on Circium ochrocentrum, a native thistle. A puzzler bee. Looks like it should have a third submarginal cell, but when blown up, I can see no line. Antenna seem low on face. Lots os pollen on leg. Abdomen has a few hairs along tergite edges and some red. I will post two more images. Any help with its ID will be much appreciated.

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Bee on Circium ochrocentrum - Halictus ligatus - female Bee on Circium ochrocentrum - Halictus ligatus - female Bee on Circium ochrocentrum - Halictus ligatus - female
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Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 18 June, 2016 - 9:47am
Last updated 18 June, 2016 - 2:03pm

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Halictus ligatus
Thanks so much for this identification. I'm delighted to have it identified to species. Your help is much appreciated.
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