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Subgenus Zadontomerus (Ceratina Subgenus Zadontomerus)
Photo#56737
Copyright © 2006
john and jane balaban
Backyard bee -
Ceratina
Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, USA
May 28, 2006
Size: ~5mm
This little green bee with purple wings was nectaring on Oxalis violacea in the backyard.
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Contributed by
john and jane balaban
on 9 June, 2006 - 9:50pm
Last updated 6 March, 2014 - 5:30pm
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John S. Ascher
, 6 March, 2014 - 5:30pm
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Ceratina sp.
I'd bet on a small carpenter bee, genus Ceratina. The purplish wings are light reflecting off the flower:-)
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Eric R. Eaton
, 21 June, 2006 - 5:26pm
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Osmia ? (Megachilidae)
May be some Osmia sp.
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Adalbert Goertz
, 10 June, 2006 - 12:28pm
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