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Female Agapostemon Sweat Bee - Agapostemon sericeus - female
Copyright © 2016 Jatai

Female Agapostemon Sweat Bee - Agapostemon sericeus - Female
Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, New York, USA
August 20, 2016
Size: 1/2"
Is thisa female Agapostemon splendens?

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Female Agapostemon Sweat Bee - Agapostemon sericeus - female Female Agapostemon Sweat Bee - Agapostemon sericeus - female Female Agapostemon Sweat Bee - Agapostemon sericeus - female Female Agapostemon Sweat Bee - Agapostemon sericeus - female Female Agapostemon Sweat Bee - Agapostemon sericeus - female Female Agapostemon Sweat Bee - Agapostemon sericeus - female
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Contributed by Jatai on 28 August, 2016 - 8:04pm

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… John S. Ascher, 28 August, 2016 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

sericeus
Note locality (not a sandy site, right?) and wing hyaline towards base, not brown.

Also note uniform sculpture of dorsal surface of propodeal enclosure.
… John S. Ascher, 28 August, 2016 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Agapostemon sericeus
Thanks for this information. It's very helpful.
… Jatai, 28 August, 2016 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

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