Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Chimney or Turret Bees (Emphorini) » Melitoma » Morning Glory Turret Bee (Melitoma taurea)
Photo#498249
Bee - Melitoma taurea
Copyright © 2011 Brad Barnd

Bee - Melitoma taurea
Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
July 22, 2008
Size: ~ 11 mm
Its a bit worn but I'm hoping its distinctive enough for an ID. It has an interesting pattern to the dark and light hairs on the thorax.

Taken between 20 & 24 July 2008 in purple panel trap.

Images of this individual: tag all
Bee - Melitoma taurea Bee - Melitoma taurea
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 15 March, 2011 - 7:26pm
Last updated 25 February, 2017 - 8:35am

Specimen deposited in TAMUIC
… Brad Barnd, 10 November, 2021 - 3:52pm

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 16 March, 2011 - 12:08pm

Melitoma taurea (Say, 1837)
-
… John S. Ascher, 16 March, 2011 - 12:08pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo