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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) » Chimney or Turret Bees (Emphorini) » Diadasia » Subgenus Coquillettapis (Diadasia Subgenus Coquillettapis) » Diadasia rinconis
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Green/gray-eyed bee - Diadasia rinconis - male
Copyright © 2013 Jeanne R. Tinsman

Green/gray-eyed bee - Diadasia rinconis - Male
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, west of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
June 16, 2012

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Green/gray-eyed bee - Diadasia rinconis - male Green/gray-eyed bee - Diadasia rinconis
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Contributed by Jeanne R. Tinsman on 25 February, 2013 - 1:11am
Last updated 25 February, 2013 - 7:46pm

Excellent ID shot!
This is an excellent shot of a Diadasia rinconis male! D. rinconis is normally impossible to distinguish from its close relative D. australis from photos, but since you've captured both the comma-shaped flange on the right hind basitarsus and the following tarsomere, I can tell you that this is what he is :)
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 25 February, 2013 - 11:19am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
As a novice entomological enthusiast, I had to look up some of the language, but it is great to learn! I appreciate your taking the time to share the finer points of identification for this species.
… Jeanne R. Tinsman, 25 February, 2013 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

 
My pleasure!
I'm glad that there's someone out there who actually takes the time to look up the definitions when we editors point them out! :)
I look forward to more great photos from you!
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 25 February, 2013 - 9:59pm login or register to post comments

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… Keng-Lou James Hung, 25 February, 2013 - 11:14am login or register to post comments

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