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Sweat Bee - male Agapostemon sericeus? - Agapostemon sericeus - male
Copyright © 2016 Jatai

Sweat Bee - male Agapostemon sericeus? - Agapostemon sericeus - Male
Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, New York, USA
August 2, 2016
Size: est 3/8"
This Agapostemon was found in a spider web in a field of Queen Anne's lace. Is this a male Agapostemon sericeus? It has yellow markings on the 6th segment of its sternum (unlike A. virescens). The bands of this bee's abdomen lack the metallic/green-blue highlights of A. texanus.

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Sweat Bee - male Agapostemon sericeus? - Agapostemon sericeus - male Sweat Bee - male Agapostemon sericeus? - Agapostemon sericeus - male Sweat Bee - male Agapostemon sericeus? - Agapostemon sericeus - male
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Contributed by Jatai on 2 August, 2016 - 8:41pm
Last updated 18 May, 2025 - 10:23am

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Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 2 August, 2016 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Agapostemon sericeus
That was an amazingly fast ID. Thanks.
… Jatai, 2 August, 2016 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

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