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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) » Ashmeadiella
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Bee emerging from turret - Ashmeadiella - female
Copyright © 2009 Nick Richter

Bee emerging from turret - Ashmeadiella - Female
Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, CA, Orange County, California, USA
July 12, 2009
Size: about 1cm

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Bee emerging from turret - Ashmeadiella - female Bee emerging from turret - Ashmeadiella - female
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Contributed by Nick Richter on 12 July, 2009 - 10:31pm
Last updated 3 March, 2014 - 4:43am

Moved
Moved from Osmiini.
… John S. Ascher, 3 March, 2014 - 4:43am login or register to post comments

I suspect it is Ashmeadiella
but am not certain
… John S. Ascher, 31 March, 2010 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Harsi S. Parker, 13 July, 2009 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

Osmiini female
note metasomal scopa

interesting
… John S. Ascher, 13 July, 2009 - 10:43am login or register to post comments

 
Osmiini female
Thanks for pointing that out, John. The tergal hair bands threw me off.
… Nick Richter, 13 July, 2009 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

Excellent, Nick!
I tried several times and couldn't pull this off. Exquisite images.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 July, 2009 - 12:42am login or register to post comments

 
Bee emerging from turret
Thanks Ron. I actually had given up, but when was elated when I looked at the photo on the pc.
… Nick Richter, 13 July, 2009 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

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