Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies (Megachilidae) » Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives (Megachilinae) » Mason bees and relatives (Osmiini) » Heriades » Heriades leavitti
Photo#263486
Small black bee - Heriades leavitti - female
Copyright © 2009 Tim Lethbridge

Small black bee - Heriades leavitti - Female
Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida, USA
March 31, 2009

Images of this individual: tag all
Small black bee - Heriades leavitti - female Small black bee - Heriades leavitti - female
Contributed by Tim Lethbridge on 4 April, 2009 - 10:16pm
Last updated 5 April, 2009 - 5:31pm

Heriades leavitti
female

My photos from the same site are here:

http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Heriades+leavitti
… John S. Ascher, 5 April, 2009 - 11:38am

 
Thank you
Dr. Ascher. Those are some great shots! Is this the bee you mentioned had not been previously photographed in the wild, at least to your knowledge? I am planning to hit the same spot again today, the flowers are working great in the photographs.
… Tim Lethbridge, 5 April, 2009 - 1:24pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo