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Bee feeding on sunflower - Melissodes
Copyright © 2009 jansavoy

Bee feeding on sunflower - Melissodes
Savoy, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
July 19, 2009
This bee with several others of the same kind are feeding on and guarding two large Lemon Queen sunflower plants.
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Contributed by jansavoy on 21 July, 2009 - 5:16pm
Last updated 11 May, 2012 - 10:51am

Moved
Moved from Long-horned bees.
… John S. Ascher, 19 November, 2009 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

resembles Melissodes agilis
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… John S. Ascher, 19 November, 2009 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 21 August, 2009 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

possibly Tribe Eucerini - Long-horned bee
It may turn up in here tribe Eucerini - Long-horned bees
… Andrew Williams, 21 July, 2009 - 6:29pm login or register to post comments

 
yes
Eucerini male
… John S. Ascher, 22 July, 2009 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your help. I just
Thanks for your help. I just uploaded a photo of a similar bee taken July 1. The earlier bee was less hairy and his "horns" are black in contrast to the reddish-brown "horns" in this photo. Looks to be related.

Janette
… jansavoy, 21 July, 2009 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

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