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Photo by semorgan86
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Field Notes

Description:

found a blue and purple colored fly on the porch - never seen one with these vibrant of colors

Habitat:

Outdoors - short lifespan

Species ID Suggestions

Blue Mason Bee

Osmia ribifloris

Reference Link
Darwinist
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Comments (2)
semorgan86
Maybe -- but it was much smaller and had less body than a bee (from pics I just looked up) -- do mason bees have a stinger?
Darwinist
Looks like it might be a bee. In which case it may be a Blue Mason bee, but hard to be sure from the photo. Hope it helps :)

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