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31-08-2010, 07:42 PM
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| | | Small bee ID
Small bee feeding on a potentilla flower- around 7mm body length.
Guessing it's a Lasioglossum species- any ideas ?
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31-08-2010, 09:23 PM
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I wonder if it could be Lasioglossum morio itself, it's a female.
Stuart will probably have a good idea.
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01-09-2010, 11:37 AM
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Thanks janet- does look very similar.
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01-09-2010, 06:30 PM
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Does it have a metallic blue/green head and thorax. If yes... then L. morio is in the frame! |
01-09-2010, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by eucera  Does it have a metallic blue/green head and thorax. If yes... then L. morio is in the frame! | Hi Eucera
Certainly had a metallic finish but looked more bronze coloured than blue/green.
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01-09-2010, 08:58 PM
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I think that this could be Halictus tumulorum. The hair bands on the abdomen seem to arise from the apical margins (cf Lasioglossum) |
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Originally Posted by eucera I think that this could be Halictus tumulorum. The hair bands on the abdomen seem to arise from the apical margins (cf Lasioglossum) | Thanks for the info Eucera
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