Longhorn bee

definitely not the one covered in my book..

comments (5)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Speculative approach: longhorn bees are tribe Eucerini, of which about 5 species are commonly reported from your state (which of course does not tell the full story of occurrence). Out of the 5, > 90% is Melissodes microstictus. Posted 3 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  Lol, that’s the representative species in my book.. I didn’t think it looked at all right to be that one. I’ll take a second look. Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Here's a bunch of them:
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=5040604
    
    I'm really not sure it's a full match, but doesn't seem far-fetched either. I'll leave the final call with you :) Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. morpheme
      
      Lion
      
      I was incorrect - Melissodes communis is the representative species in my book... and I'm pretty sure it's not that one - the antenna are positioned far higher on the face in that species. BugGuide doesn't appear to have microstictus, which seems odd... Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

Great shot Posted 3 years ago

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