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Photo by ShannonH
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Field Notes

Description:

Fly or wasp with green head and thorax, and yellow and black striped abdomen. Less than a centimeter long.

Species ID Suggestions

Metallic Green Bee

Agapostemon splendens

Reference Link
AaronS.Young
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Comments (2)
John La Salle
The insect is a bee - probably a Halictidae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halictidae
AaronS.Young
Sorry, I know the plant is a New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae). Don't know about the insect, but it looks like a bee mimic to me.

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Beneficial Insects - Great Lakes Region
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2013

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