From the Bootheel. Augochloropsis sumptuosa. A female collected by Sam Wilhelm in Missouri in a open sandy area. Sand is what this species needs and there is a lot of it near the Mississippi River in that area. A gloriously named species that is just one of a number of highly metallic blue bees in the world. Nice.
Photos taken by Orr Uzan-Tidhar and Grace Schilling.
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From the Bootheel. Augochloropsis sumptuosa. A female collected by Sam Wilhelm in Missouri in a open sandy area. Sand is what this species needs and there is a lot of it near the Mississippi River in that area. A gloriously named species that is just one of a number of highly metallic blue bees in the world. Nice.
Photos taken by Orr Uzan-Tidhar and Grace Schilling.
All photos public domain, use as you wish.
Tags: taxonomy:binomial=Augochloropsis sumptuosa Augochloropsis sumptuosa Macrophotography Insects Bees USGS
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From the Bootheel. Augochloropsis sumptuosa. A female collected by Sam Wilhelm in Missouri in a open sandy area. Sand is what this species needs and there is a lot of it near the Mississippi River in that area. A gloriously named species that is just one of a number of highly metallic blue bees in the world. Nice.
Photos taken by Orr Uzan-Tidhar and Grace Schilling.
All photos public domain, use as you wish.
Tags: taxonomy:binomial=Augochloropsis sumptuosa Augochloropsis sumptuosa Macrophotography Insects Bees USGS
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Nomia maneii. Rare sand loving bee from Maryland. The Nomia group has lots of taxonomically similar characteristics but, to the eye, the facet that often hits you in the face are pearlescent bands of white to blue to green (just like abalone sometimes) on the abdomen. In the case of N. maneii, blue. Otherwise this particular species can be found in sandy spots and as a general pattern many of this group are in open often desert areas. Photos taken by Orr Uzan-Tidhar (visiting from College of the Atlantic) and Grace Schilling (new technician) who are learning the trade.
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Tags: taxonomy:binomial=Nomia maneii Nomia Bee Bees USGS Insect Macro Extreme macro
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Nomia maneii. Rare sand loving bee from Maryland. The Nomia group has lots of taxonomically similar characteristics but, to the eye, the facet that often hits you in the face are pearlescent bands of white to blue to green (just like abalone sometimes) on the abdomen. In the case of N. maneii, blue. Otherwise this particular species can be found in sandy spots and as a general pattern many of this group are in open often desert areas. Photos taken by Orr Uzan-Tidhar (visiting from College of the Atlantic) and Grace Schilling (new technician) who are learning the trade.
All pictures are public domain! Use as you wish.
Tags: taxonomy:binomial=Nomia maneii Nomia Bee Bees USGS Insect Macro Extreme macro
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