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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 (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Longhorn Bees (Eucerini) » Melissodes » Subgenus Melissodes (Melissodes Subgenus Melissodes) » Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
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Anthophorine? - Melissodes bimaculatus
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

Anthophorine? - Melissodes bimaculatus
Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
May 22, 2006
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 22 May, 2006 - 6:02pm
Last updated 7 August, 2006 - 8:06pm

Yes.
This is a respectable shot of a female Melissodes bimaculatus. The white spots are rather reduced on this specimen, towards the very tip of the abdomen. One of the most easily recognized members of this large genus:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 May, 2006 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

 
the reduced white suggests:
subspecies nulla
… John S. Ascher, 15 October, 2006 - 10:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Moved
to new species page
… Chuck Entz, 7 August, 2006 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

 
...
Thanks! I forgot that some of my images are homeless.
… Sean McCann, 7 August, 2006 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

 
...
Thanks a lot!
The shot could have been better, but I was playing around with some settings and ended up with a noisy picture.
-Sean McCann


triatoma.blogspot.com
… Sean McCann, 22 May, 2006 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Fine job.
We just get spoiled by the likes of Tom Murray:-) Ha! A second look shows this to be a very nice portrait. Plus, I know how active these insects are. Keep up the good work, sincerely!
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 May, 2006 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

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