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24-SEP-2014 Christine Hanrahan

Sweat bee (Sphecodes)

My garden. There are about 80 species of Sphecodes in eastern North America, and I have no idea which species this one is as they look very similar to each other. The Sphecodes sweat bees can be differentiated from the other sweat bees, however, by their red abdomen.

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Jim Coffman26-Sep-2014 19:00
A very nice closeup of this sweat bee!
Helen Betts26-Sep-2014 18:55
Excellent detail and in such a lovely setting. Pretty interesting name, too! V.
Irene Wehrli26-Sep-2014 18:45
It seems to be very busy, bright and colorful!
Irene
hayl26-Sep-2014 18:38
Marvellous closeup of this colourful bee.- such a beady black eye too.
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