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Triepeolus lunatus
Photo#126755
Copyright © 2007
tom murray
Cuckoo Bee -
Triepeolus lunatus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 12, 2007
Size: ~6-7mm
Contributed by
tom murray
on 13 July, 2007 - 7:42am
Last updated 13 July, 2007 - 5:20pm
Identified to species by
local bee expert, Michael Veit.
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tom murray
, 13 July, 2007 - 5:20pm
Thanks Richard and Adalbert
Moved from
Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies
.
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tom murray
, 13 July, 2007 - 9:41am
Epeolus or Triepeolus sp.
cuckoo bee.
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Adalbert Goertz
, 13 July, 2007 - 9:20am
One more dressed-up bee
A member of the Epeolini tribe, most likely Triepeolus. Unlike Anthidiellum, this one is a cuckoo-bee.
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Richard Vernier
, 13 July, 2007 - 9:13am