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Cuckoo Bee

Nomada ruficornis

Photo by jessekaminsky
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

I wish these were better photographs. Found in my backyard on an early spring day.

Habitat:

semi-urban backyard

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
jessekaminsky
Thanks John! After looking around it really does look a lot like the cuckoo bee Nomada ruficornis.
John La Salle
Maybe a cuckoo bee. I don't know bees very well, but try searching on Nomada.
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PublishedJune 8, 2014

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