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Cuckoo bee? nectaring on cryptantha - Nomada
Copyright © 2007 Fred Bentler

Cuckoo bee? nectaring on cryptantha - Nomada
Lake Roosevelt, Ferry County, Washington, USA
May 26, 2007
This appears to me to be a cuckoo bee, nectaring on cryptantha...
Contributed by Fred Bentler on 31 October, 2007 - 11:51pm
Last updated 3 May, 2008 - 1:30pm

Moved
Moved from Nomada.
… john and jane balaban, 3 May, 2008 - 1:30pm

Thanks for the ID
I'll keep a lookout for Eucera next spring. They look like distinctive little animals.
… Fred Bentler, 2 November, 2007 - 12:33am

probably in the edwardsii species group of Nomada
aka former subgenus Holonomada

these parasitize Eucera (Synhalonia) rather than Andrena
… John S. Ascher, 1 November, 2007 - 5:24pm

Yes, Nomada sp.
Yes, this is a species in the genus Nomada.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 November, 2007 - 1:16pm

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