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bee with reddish abdomen - Sphecodes - female
Copyright © 2009 Lynn Bergen

bee with reddish abdomen - Sphecodes - Female
Baiting Hollow, Suffolk County, New York, USA
May 18, 2009
Size: 5-8 mm guess
I regret not being able to get a better image of this one as I've never seen it before.
Contributed by Lynn Bergen on 19 May, 2009 - 12:53am
Last updated 25 November, 2009 - 5:35pm

Sphecodes
female
… John S. Ascher, 19 May, 2009 - 10:40am

 
Thank you Dr. Asher.
I was going to Frass this one, but I see that it is new for NY.
… Lynn Bergen, 19 May, 2009 - 6:02pm

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