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Subgenus Heliomelissodes

Melissodes desponsus · Melissodes rivalis

Species Melissodes desponsus
Mating Melissodes? - Melissodes desponsus - male - female Long-horned Bee on Thistle - Melissodes desponsus - female Melissodes desponsa? - Melissodes desponsus - female Melissodes desponsa? - Melissodes desponsus - female Digger? - Melissodes desponsus bumble or carpenter - Melissodes desponsus Bee Eastern Thistle Longhorn - Melissodes desponsus Longhorn bee - Melissodes desponsus - male

Species Melissodes rivalis
Carpenter Bee? - Melissodes rivalis Bee - Melissodes rivalis - female Large Pollen Sac Bee? - Melissodes rivalis Large Pollen Sac Bee? - Melissodes rivalis Large Pollen Sac Bee? - Melissodes rivalis Longhorn Bee - Melissodes rivalis - male Longhorn Bee - Melissodes rivalis - male Species Melissodes rivalis - Melissodes rivalis - female


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