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Southeastern Blueberry Bee - Habropoda laboriosa

Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
March 4, 2008

These bees were observed and photographed feeding upon Henbit and Judas Tree flowers in spring of 2008 in Mississippi. I would like to thank members of Bugguide.net for identifying them as the Southeastern Blueberry Bee, Habropoda laboriosa. See more photos at http://www.byteland.org/msinsects/bee_and_flowers_id.html I am still curious to know what flower may be giving these bees the scarlet red coloring on its head and proboscis?

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Contributed by MIG on 30 October, 2008 - 9:26am
Last updated 20 December, 2015 - 3:43pm

Attn: Editors: Need species page for Habropoda laboriosa

There are one or two additional posts of this species.

… Ron Hemberger, 30 October, 2008 - 4:32pm

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Done

I found this little tidbit about this bee:
A good pollinator of blueberries. It is estimated that each female visits nearly 50,000 Vaccinium ashei flowers in its lifetime, producing over 6,000 ripe blueberries with a fresh market value of $20 U.S.

… Beatriz Moisset, 30 October, 2008 - 6:00pm

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Habropoda laboriosa

note wing venation

… John S. Ascher, 30 October, 2008 - 1:52pm

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The color on the head seems to match the

..color of the pollen on these blossoms. I wonder if it could be pollen stuck on the head??? I know this sometimes occurs with birds. I'm NOT an expert, so this very well may be red coloration on the bee itself.

… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 30 October, 2008 - 9:51am

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Right on.

Your analysis is correct, Nancy. Happens quite frequently, in fact.

… Eric R. Eaton, 30 October, 2008 - 1:21pm

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