Long-Horned Bee (Melissodes bimaculata) - Melissodes bimaculatus

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Copyright © 2011 Crystalline

Long-Horned Bee (Melissodes bimaculata) - Melissodes bimaculatus -

Dayton, Ohio, USA
July 9, 2011
Size: ~15mm

I've become obsessed recently with trying to photograph bees. This lovely is my first submission here, since I'm hoping for some help identifying her(?), but it's unfortunately not the greatest image. (I do have a few other frames, but this is the clearest.)

At first I thought it was a species of bumblebee that I hadn't encountered, but I could not find any that matched. The evening of the photo, she preferentially fed on the Salvia in the few minutes I observed her. I look forward to any assistance the BugGuide community can provide.

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Contributed by Crystalline on 11 July, 2011 - 2:33am
Last updated 11 July, 2011 - 2:13pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John S. Ascher, 11 July, 2011 - 10:22am

Thanks, Dr. Ascher!

I appreciate your help, too. Delighted to see you concur. And, I take it this means I shouldn't delete the photo. :)

… Crystalline, 11 July, 2011 - 2:06pm

Looks like melissodes bimaculata female

… Zach Portman, 11 July, 2011 - 4:31am

Melissodes bimaculata

Thanks so much, Zach! That looks to be what I saw. The overall hairs and the white scopa (?--sorry, still new to this) seem to match, as well as the white 'interruption' to the black about two-thirds down the abdomen.

Now what do I do with the photos? I'm not sure how to move or delete. Thanks again for your help. So fast! :)

… Crystalline, 11 July, 2011 - 4:51am

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