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Small bee - Melissodes - male

Small bee - Melissodes - Male
Long Beach, California, USA
September 29, 2009
This looks different from a honey bee. Anyone have an idea on what kind of bee it is?

Moved
Moved from Frass.

I am new to the site and first moved this to Frass after i received an ID. I then learned I could move it to the proper area, which is what I have done.

Frassed
Moved from ID Request.

my guess is a Long-Horned Bee, Tribe Eucerini
of some kind because of the long antennae. Maybe something kind of like this. Best to wait for expert opinion though.

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yes
a Melissodes male

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