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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea sans Anthophila – Apoid Wasps » Thread-waisted Wasps (Sphecidae) » Ammophilinae » Ammophila
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Triad - Ammophila
Copyright © 2004 Vincent J Hickey

Triad - Ammophila
Kennebunk, Maine, USA
July 8, 2004
Need Bug Eric's input on this. On right, sphecid wasp,Ammophila spp;bottom a Toxomerus sp hoverfly; left: Halictid bee,? Lasioglossum. Thanks for the help.
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Contributed by Vincent J Hickey on 9 July, 2004 - 10:53pm
Last updated 25 July, 2004 - 11:33am

Wasp is Ammophila
The wasp is a Digger, or Thread-waisted Wasp, subfamily Sphecinae, genus Ammophila. See BugGuide Account.

Nifty photo.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 10 July, 2004 - 6:03am login or register to post comments

 
V J Hickey...thanks, Patrick.
V J Hickey...thanks, Patrick. I had the wasp and the hoverfly. I am hoping to get Troy and Bug Eric to ID the bee. Vince
… Vincent J Hickey, 10 July, 2004 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

 
No help
I'm no good with the bees, Vince. If I actually had the bee in hand I might feel comfortable giving a rough ID, but it's tough with a photo. I will say my impression is of bee and not a wasp.
… Troy Bartlett, 10 July, 2004 - 8:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Trinity
V J Hickey: Troy...I'll leave it up to you to file this image...bee, wasp,or fly. Bee is fam. Halictidae, prob.Lasioglossum spp; wasp if Ammophila spp; Sphyrcid is Toxomerus spp....thanks to Eric,Patrick
… Vincent J Hickey, 11 July, 2004 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

 
Bee is probably a halictid
My guess is that the bee is probably something in the family Halictidae. Definitely not Nomada.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 July, 2004 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

 
the bee
V J Hickey: thanks...found a nice image in Cedar Creek....Lasioglossum spp in Halictidae fam.
… Vincent J Hickey, 11 July, 2004 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

 
not sure of bee genus
perhaps a stretch to call it definitely Lasioglossum
… John S. Ascher, 28 September, 2006 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

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