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Which Bee Please - Augochlorella aurata - female
Copyright © 2010 Naomi Smith

Which Bee Please - Augochlorella aurata - Female
Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
May 17, 2010
So many little copper and green bees around, so difficult to tell them apart. Is it possible to ID this little bee?
Contributed by Naomi Smith on 18 May, 2010 - 12:36pm
Last updated 5 June, 2010 - 11:04pm

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 5 June, 2010 - 11:04pm

Augochlorella aurata female
note clypeal lateral angle (not lobe as in Augochlora), shorter vertex than in Augochlora, paler green color
… John S. Ascher, 5 June, 2010 - 11:03pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 June, 2010 - 7:28pm

Very nice photo
… Marty R., 19 May, 2010 - 12:02am

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