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Shiny green bee--Augochlorini? - Agapostemon - female
Copyright © 2011 Jerry Friedman

Shiny green bee--Augochlorini? - Agapostemon - Female
Española, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
April 30, 2011
Size: 6 mm body length?
Rescued from a bucket with water in it, as you can see in other pictures.

One shot has the hind legs. I thought the tibia was shorter than the tarsus, but we'll see whether my guess of Augochlorini was right.

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Shiny green bee--Augochlorini? - Agapostemon - female Shiny green bee--Augochlorini? - Agapostemon - female Shiny green bee--Augochlorini? - Agapostemon - female Shiny green bee--Augochlorini? - Agapostemon - female Shiny green bee--Augochlorini? - Agapostemon - female
Contributed by Jerry Friedman on 1 May, 2011 - 9:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 1 May, 2011 - 9:13pm

Agapostemon female
Halictini

Likely A. angelicus (or texanus)
… John S. Ascher, 1 May, 2011 - 9:12pm

 
Thanks
That was fast! I think I'll put in the question mark I meant to put in after "Augochlorini", so people don't get confused.
… Jerry Friedman, 1 May, 2011 - 9:25pm

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