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Had some trouble IDing this one, thankfully someone on IG helped. Possible example of Triepeolus lunatus / Lunate Longhorn-Cuckoo, found in my backyard pollinator patch.
#triepeolus#epeolini#nomadinae#cuckoo bee#hymenoptera#new jersey#middlesex county#insect#bee#backyard bees
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Epeolini cuckoo bee. Those eyes! #bees #macroworld_tr #tgif_insects #macro_perfection #cuckoobee #epeolini #epeolus #bee #pocket_insects #insects_of_our_world #insectsofinstagram #insects_macro #redeyes #macroclique #mat_macro #explore_macro #macro_captures #fiftyshades_of_macro #bug #insects_macro
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Epeolus scutellaris, F, Side, ME, Steuben_2014-02-23-12.49.25 ZS PMax by Sam Droege on Flickr.
A nest parasite of Colletes bees, this is perhaps the most common of the Epeolus species in eastern North America. This species main target is likely the common fall Cellophane Bee Colletes simulans. Photograph by Brooke Alexander.
#Epeolus scutellaris#Epeolus#Epeolini#Nomadinae#Apidae#Anthophila#Aculeata#Hymenoptera#Insecta#Hexapoda#Arthropoda#bee#parasitism#Cellophane Bee#Colletes simulans#Colletes#ecology#entomology
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