Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#1717856
Small Bee on Tall Thistle - Melissodes desponsus - female

Small Bee on Tall Thistle - Melissodes desponsus - Female
Junction City, 15 mi. SE, Bottomland prairie restoration, Geary County, Kansas, USA
August 25, 2019
Size: 1/4-3/8"
This bee seemed fly-like as she went about drinking in nectar from the flaming-pink flower of Tall Thistle (Cirsium altissimum).

Images of this individual: tag all
Small Bee on Tall Thistle - Melissodes desponsus - female Small Bee on Tall Thistle - Melissodes desponsus - female Small Bee on Tall Thistle - Melissodes desponsus - female Small Bee on Tall Thistle - Melissodes desponsus - female

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.