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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) » Longhorn Bees (Eucerini) » Melissodes » Subgenus Melissodes (Melissodes Subgenus Melissodes) » Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
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Bee? - Melissodes bimaculatus - male
Copyright © 2020 Michelle Lieske

Bee? - Melissodes bimaculatus - Male
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
July 14, 2020
Size: Finger tip
What type of bee is this? I don’t know that I’ve ever seen them gather like this. They weren’t aggressive and didn’t even get agitated when I moved the plant around to try to get a good photo. They are difficult to photograph because they kind of curl around the plant/leaf stem. I would like to know as much as I can about them.

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Bee? - Melissodes bimaculatus - male Bee? - Melissodes bimaculatus - male
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Contributed by Michelle Lieske on 14 July, 2020 - 9:13pm
Last updated 15 July, 2020 - 12:07am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 15 July, 2020 - 12:07am login or register to post comments

longhorned bees
These are male longhorned bees, possibly Melissodes bimaculatus. Males often aggregate on plant stems or flowers to sleep, as they have no nest. These locations are sort of a 'bachelor pad' for bees :)
… Molly Jacobson, 14 July, 2020 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you!
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