Digger bee? - Eucera hamata

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Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

Digger bee? - Eucera hamata -

Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri, USA
June 3, 2006

This looks similar to the female Synhalonia I uploaded earlier this year - but it is much larger. Nectaring on vetch.

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Contributed by Steve Scott on 3 June, 2006 - 2:20pm
Last updated 4 April, 2008 - 8:41am

Moved

Moved from Eucera.

… Ted Kropiewnicki, 4 April, 2008 - 8:41am

Moved

Moved from Digger bees.

… Beatriz Moisset, 11 November, 2006 - 2:00pm

Eucera (Synhalonia) hamata (Bradley, 1942)

I believe

… John S. Ascher, 25 September, 2006 - 8:56pm

Thanks

for the back checking, John.

… Steve Scott, 4 November, 2006 - 3:00pm

Eucerini.

Looks to be a female in the Eucerini. Reminds me most of Melissodes, but I know there are other genera that are very similar, so I defer to Doug Yanega if he can ID this.

… Eric R. Eaton, 5 June, 2006 - 7:21pm

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