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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 » Sweat, Furrow, Nomiine, and Short-faced Bees (Halictidae) » Sweat and Furrow Bees (Halictinae) » Halictini » Furrow Bees (Halictus) » Subgenus Halictus sensu lato (Halictus Subgenus Halictus sensu lato) » Orange-legged Furrow Bee (Halictus rubicundus)
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cellophane bee - Halictus rubicundus
Copyright © 2021 Larry Reis

cellophane bee - Halictus rubicundus
Decorah Prairie, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
August 4, 2020
Size: ~10 mm
I'm not sure if this cellophane bee can be identified to species or not. Most of my cellophane bee finds are just Colletes.

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Contributed by Larry Reis on 28 March, 2021 - 8:18am
Last updated 12 April, 2021 - 12:09am

Moved
Moved from Cellophane bees.
… John S. Ascher, 12 April, 2021 - 12:09am login or register to post comments

 
Halictus rubicundus
Thanks so much for identifying this bee as Halictus rubicundus, John! I can't believe I couldn't figure this one out on my own, but in the past Halictus has not been the first bee genus to pop into my mind when seeing those distinct white abdominal bands. I hope to remember what H. rubicundus looks like from now on.
… Larry Reis, 12 April, 2021 - 7:35am login or register to post comments

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