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Cactus Flower Insect #10 - ID Request - Macrotera
Copyright © 2013 A. Hendrickson

Cactus Flower Insect #10 - ID Request - Macrotera
Camp Wood, Edwards County, Texas, USA
May 23, 2013
Size: Photo on 1/4" graph paper
I am having trouble distinguishing wasps from bees. Is this a Sweat Bee of some sort? The poor picture is because I refrigerated the bee before photographing it. Won't do that any more.

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Cactus Flower Insect #10 - ID Request - Macrotera Cactus Flower Insect #10 - ID Request - Macrotera
Contributed by A. Hendrickson on 25 May, 2013 - 3:04pm
Last updated 3 July, 2013 - 6:10pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 25 May, 2013 - 3:13pm

Macrotera
probably M. texana
… John S. Ascher, 25 May, 2013 - 3:12pm

 
Many thanks
John, Mining Bee was my first choice, then when I found the Metalic Green Bee, I thought this one also looked like a Sweat Bee.
… A. Hendrickson, 25 May, 2013 - 3:54pm

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