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Bee with black and white, conical abdomen - Coelioxys - female
Copyright © 2010 Jerry Friedman

Bee with black and white, conical abdomen - Coelioxys - Female
Española, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
May 31, 2010
Size: 1.6 cm long
Coelioxys? If so, is it a male?

The flower is Allium christophii, which it came back to several times. A honeybee seemed to chase it when they came close.
Contributed by Jerry Friedman on 1 June, 2010 - 9:40pm
Last updated 2 June, 2010 - 8:42am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 2 June, 2010 - 8:16am

 
Thanks
again!
… Jerry Friedman, 2 June, 2010 - 8:43am

Coelioxys
Female
… John S. Ascher, 2 June, 2010 - 8:15am

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