Thread subject: Diptera.info :: the birds and the bees

Posted by Christian Schmid-Egger on 05-08-2005 11:39
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The photo shows to bees of the genus Lasioglossum (Halticinae). Normally, a species recognition by foto is difficult or impossible, but in this case it may be a Lasioglossum sexcinctus (or a closely related species). A special character are the dense apical bands on terga, which are uncommon in Lasioglossum. But this identification is only an idea, and not a 100% identification.
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