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Protoxaea gloriosa
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Mark S. Romero
Which bee? -
Protoxaea gloriosa
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Logan, Quay County, New Mexico, USA
August 24, 2021
Size: ~17.5 mm
This large bee caught my attention. On white flowers, with two other types of large spider wasps. TIA, for any ID/placement.
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Contributed by
Mark S. Romero
on 29 August, 2021 - 10:43pm
Last updated 30 August, 2021 - 9:37pm
Moved
Moved from
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John S. Ascher
, 30 August, 2021 - 9:37pm
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Bob Biagi
, 30 August, 2021 - 9:54am
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Male
The wing veins (hard to see) and the clubbed antennae are pointing to a type of a
Miner Bee
, maybe something like
Glorious Protoxaea
,
Protoxaea gloriosa
. Why are the eyes orange colored? Was it deceased?
For the subfamily
Oxaeinae
: "
Clypeus protrudes from face. In males, the eyes converge near top, almost touching, pushing ocelli low on the face. Has the two subantennal sutures indicative of Andrenidae.
"
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Bob Biagi
, 30 August, 2021 - 9:49am
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Thank you
for the ID. I only had an alcohol container with me at the time, guessing that is what affected the eyes.
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Mark S. Romero
, 30 August, 2021 - 9:51pm
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OK
Sometimes the eyes are orange anyway. I'm glad that Dr. Ascher confirmed his ID, since I know very little about them.
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Bob Biagi
, 30 August, 2021 - 9:59pm
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