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Cuckoo bee

Nomada sp.

Photo by Raeven
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Field Notes

Notes:

Small ... wasp? cuckoo bee? I spotted this settled on the leaf of a wild garlic mustard weed I was about to pull out. It turned it's back to me each time I moved round to take a picture from the front, but stayed in that one spot extending and retracting its abdomen.

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Cuckoo bee

Species ID Suggestions

Mining Bee

Andrena sp.

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Fyn Kynd
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Cuckoo bee

Nomada sp.

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Juan DiTrani
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Comments (4)
Juan DiTrani
Hi Reaven. This is not a wasp, is a Cuckoo bee, Nomada sp.
Raeven
Thank you, Fyn Kynd :) This little guy has less hair (and wider yellow bands) than the mining bees I've seen so far, so I am still searching for which one it is. Thanks for the point in this direction :)
Raeven
My initial assumption was that this was a wasp but have since found out about cuckoo bees. Could this be one of those?

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Pollinating Insects of the World
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Maryland Wildlife
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Backyard bugs and unknown visitors of the Northeastern United States

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PublishedApril 24, 2013

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