Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Other insects, spiders, etc.
 Unknown bee
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 08-09-2007 12:30
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 Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
This is a quite small bee, about 10mm long. Some have the lower part of the abdomen white, other have it yellow (do they carry the pollen there?). Seen in Lisboa, Portugal, September. Joaquim Gaspar Alvesgaspar attached the following image:  [157.94Kb] |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 08-09-2007 16:08
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
It's a Megachilid but I don?t know which one. |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 08-09-2007 17:48
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Megachile genus, I think. |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 08-09-2007 20:42
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Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
Isidro wrote: Megachile genus, I think. Thanks, Isidro and Rui. Any idea about the reason for the different colouring of the abdomen (I'm adding an image with the other one)? Maybe they are different species. Joaquim Alvesgaspar attached the following image:  [137.01Kb] |
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| pierred |
Posted on 09-09-2007 05:20
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 Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1484 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Hello, I think this is because the brush is not yet loaden with pollen on the second picture. Pierre Duhem |
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| Christian Schmid-Egger |
Posted on 15-09-2007 07:20
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Member Location: Germany, Berlin Posts: 233 Joined: 05.08.05 |
I can confirme a Megachile female, near rotundata. Species recognition in this subgroup is not possible for the moment, and even very difficult with a real specimen. regards, Christian |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 16-09-2007 15:23
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Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
Thank you, Pierre and Christian |
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