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Dwarf Carpenter Bee (Female)

Ceratina smaragdula

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Urban garden.

Reference Links:

Ceratina smaragdula - -- Discover Life

Species ID Suggestions

Dwarf Carpenter Bee (Female)

Ceratina smaragdula

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AgnesAdiqueTalavera
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AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Another ref: http://www.flickr.com/photos/15583580@N08/2938043948 I have the male :) - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/31223136
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Hi Leana, I think not A. virescens, which has greyish/blackish abdomen and looks like this one - http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species. Agapostemon sp. could be safe for now. I have a similar spotting which I am trying to identify also :)

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PublishedMarch 21, 2013

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