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Small carpenter bee

Ceratina sp.

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny bee (about 2mm long) on a Coreopsis flower.

Reference Links:

Genus Ceratina - Small Carpenter Bees - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
KarenL
Thanks once again Kristal!
KristalWatrous
It looks to me like one of the small carpenter bees (Ceratina sp.) - http://bugguide.net/node/view/15027.
KarenL
Thanks for that - you are right it does look more like a bee. The Andrena sp. are larger (8mm +) so I guess I will have to do a bit more research.

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