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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 » Striped Sweat Bees (Agapostemon)
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Sweat bee found in cactus flower - Agapostemon - female
Copyright © 2018 Marian Lyman Kirst

Sweat bee found in cactus flower - Agapostemon - Female
Billings, MT, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA
June 10, 2018
Collected this beautiful bee from a prickly pear cactus flower. It was just covered in pollen when I collected it but many of the grains fell off during transport. I'm thinking a striped sweat bee based on other bugguide images, however the lack of clear abdominal stripes is throwing me. Is the striping on sweat bees only prominent in males?

Thanks, in advance, for the help!

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Sweat bee found in cactus flower - Agapostemon - female Sweat bee found in cactus flower - Agapostemon - female Sweat bee found in cactus flower - Agapostemon - female
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Contributed by Marian Lyman Kirst on 13 June, 2018 - 11:52am
Last updated 14 June, 2018 - 9:55am

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Female
The males in the genus Agapostemon have striped abdomens and mostly-yellow legs.
… Bob Biagi, 14 June, 2018 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

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