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Subgenus Eumelissodes (Melissodes Subgenus Eumelissodes)
Photo#1398515
Copyright © 2017
SRJohnson
an apparent red melissodes -
Melissodes
Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA
July 4, 2017
Size: 10-13mm
a surprisingly red colored putative long horn bee- stayed stationary on Filipendula rubra for a few minutes and was a fairly good color match for hiding in the flowers
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trinodis?
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John S. Ascher
, 6 July, 2017 - 7:05pm
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