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Unequal Cellophane Bee (Colletes inaequalis)
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Copyright © 2009
John R. Maxwell
Sorry to sound foolish -
Colletes inaequalis
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Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
April 17, 2008
This isn't just a honey bee is it? Sorry if it is.
I didn't get a size. It was on the Cherry blossoms and I had the camera up over my head.
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Contributed by
John R. Maxwell
on 2 January, 2009 - 4:31pm
Last updated 9 December, 2009 - 11:56pm
Moved
Moved from
Cellophane bees
.
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John S. Ascher
, 9 December, 2009 - 11:56pm
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Colletes
female
note wing venation
probably C. inaequalis (if not then C. validus)
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John S. Ascher
, 2 January, 2009 - 11:25pm
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Equally foolish, but unrepentant.
I don't think it's a honey bee, either. Hopefully, we'll find out.
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Ron Hemberger
, 2 January, 2009 - 4:53pm
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I keep trying
My brain keeps trying to make it into something like this
http://bugguide.net/node/view/173166/bgimage
, but I have tried before without ID. My white whale?
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John R. Maxwell
, 2 January, 2009 - 5:15pm
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I am very interested to see what Dr. Ascher calls it.
Edit: very foolish guess (I am too embarrassed to leave it :)
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Ted Kropiewnicki
, 2 January, 2009 - 5:38pm
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