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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 » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Mourning Bees (Melectini) » Brachymelecta » Brachymelecta californica
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Bee or Fly on Bird of Paradise - Brachymelecta californica - male
Copyright © 2020 Peggy Boike

Bee or Fly on Bird of Paradise - Brachymelecta californica - Male
Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
May 5, 2020
Size: 6 - 7 mm
Found in early morning on the flower stem of a Mexican Bird of Paradise plant. Was probably there overnight and was gone later in the day. Looks like a bee to me, but I can see on one pair of wings.

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Bee or Fly on Bird of Paradise - Brachymelecta californica - male Bee or Fly on Bird of Paradise - Brachymelecta californica - male
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Contributed by Peggy Boike on 5 May, 2020 - 5:02pm
Last updated 7 May, 2020 - 5:54am

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 7 May, 2020 - 5:54am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 5 May, 2020 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

Male
11 flagellomeres = ♂
Wow, look at how thick his antennae are!
… Bob Biagi, 5 May, 2020 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

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