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Solitary Bee

Megachile sicula balearica

Photo by msb86
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange and black bee, with violet wings. We found it on the ground. Rarely flying.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Wonderful! Having several angles definitely helps with identification.
msb86
Hi Cindy! Thank you! I uploaded two more pictures. The frontal picture has bad quality, sorry. I had been looking which species could be. Maybe Osmia sp. I don't know.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Pollinating Insects of the World
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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
Photographed
PublishedMay 27, 2013

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