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Bee - Protoxaea gloriosa - male
Copyright © 2010 Bob Barber

Bee - Protoxaea gloriosa - Male
Dog Canyon, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
August 5, 2010
These never land, so I had to go for flight shots. The antennae look short for bees that I know.

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Bee - Protoxaea gloriosa - male Bee - Protoxaea gloriosa - male
Contributed by Bob Barber on 5 August, 2010 - 4:55pm
Last updated 7 August, 2010 - 8:20am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 6 August, 2010 - 9:50am

Protoxaea gloriosa
territorial male

the first Andrenidae: Oxaeinae images for Bugguide!
… John S. Ascher, 6 August, 2010 - 9:48am

 
Thank You
As I said, they don't land, but they do hover a lot, and they chased anything that they saw, even a large June Bug. Makes sense that this was territorial behavior...
… Bob Barber, 6 August, 2010 - 9:57am

 
Nice work, Bob.
We all should try more in-the-air shots, particularly with bees and flies. I've shot a couple flies aloft and wouldn't have obtained an ID otherwise.
… Ron Hemberger, 6 August, 2010 - 1:19pm

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