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toddjdreyer · 3 years ago
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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.
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bee-safari-blog · 7 years ago
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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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dendroica · 11 years ago
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Epeolus minimus, F, LSide, Co., SD_2013-11-20-16.40.48 ZS PMax by Sam Droege on Flickr.
Collected in South Dakota in Badlands National Park, this tiny nest parasite of Colletes is the first record for the state. Amber Reese took the picture.
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dendroica · 11 years ago
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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.
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