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Unidentified Insect 103 - Agapostemon - female
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Unidentified Insect 103 - Agapostemon - Female
Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
September 25, 2009
Size: 1/2 inch or so

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Contributed by lika2009 on 25 September, 2009 - 9:19pm
Last updated 26 October, 2009 - 9:16pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… lika2009, 26 September, 2009 - 2:21pm

To my untrained eyes it looks
To my untrained eyes it looks like a bee of the subfamily Halictinae. You'll have to wait for an expert to narrow it down further, though.
… Natalie McNear, 25 September, 2009 - 11:33pm

 
Thank you for the ID. :)
… lika2009, 26 September, 2009 - 2:23pm

 
yes, it is
Agapostemon female, either A. sericeus or A. texanus
… John S. Ascher, 26 September, 2009 - 7:57am

 
Thank you for the ID and confirmation. :)
… lika2009, 26 September, 2009 - 2:23pm

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