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-Agapostemon Male ID Copy (30340711068)

-Agapostemon Male ID Copy (30340711068)

Number 2 in our new series on bee ID....Agapostemon Males

(Bright) Bees in Cars Front 2019-03-28-15.51.48 ZS PMax UDR (40548291263)

(Bright) Bees in Cars Front 2019-03-28-15.51.48 ZS PMax UDR (405482912...

Bees Learn to Drive Very Small Cars. [April Fools' Day] Scientists capitalized on recent revelations that bees are a lot smarter than previously thought. In addition to being able to count and solve simple pu... More

(beetle), Back, Judelot Farm, Maryland 2014-10-20-14.30 (22640942662)

(beetle), Back, Judelot Farm, Maryland 2014-10-20-14.30 (22640942662)

Unknown Beetle. Found on Andelot Farms in Kent County. I am not sure what genus this is. Seems like Acmaeodera, but it doesn't match and of the region's species I know.  ???? Captured in June. Photographed... More

10x Nomada eye 2015-04-13-17.41.16 ZS PMax (16519118423)

10x Nomada eye 2015-04-13-17.41.16 ZS PMax (16519118423)

New Lense set up! This is my first stack from a new lens set up that I learned from Johan Ingles-Le Nobel's lovely Extreme Macro layout. The simple version is that I have attached a 10x Nikon microscope obje... More

(Fixed) Bees in Cars, Yellow, Overhead 2019-03-27-15.13.13 ZS PMax UDR (46598763235)

(Fixed) Bees in Cars, Yellow, Overhead 2019-03-27-15.13.13 ZS PMax UDR...

Bees Learn to Drive Very Small Cars. Scientists capitalized on recent revelations that bees are a lot smarter than previously thought. In addition to being able to count and solve simple puzzles USGS scientis... More

(Bright) Car Full of Bees Overhead 2019-03-28-16.01.37 ZS PMax UDR (33637501448)

(Bright) Car Full of Bees Overhead 2019-03-28-16.01.37 ZS PMax UDR (33...

Bees Learn to Drive Very Small Cars. Scientists capitalized on recent revelations that bees are a lot smarter than previously thought. In addition to being able to count and solve simple puzzles USGS scientis... More

2014 Lights Out DC Birds (14011858526)

2014 Lights Out DC Birds (14011858526)

Here lie the birds killed while striking a set of buildings surveyed during the migration season in 2013 in Washington D.C. The birds were picked up by the group Lights Out Washington D.C. and include species... More

ABEJA (Melissodes comptoides

ABEJA (Melissodes comptoides

Español: Abeja (Melissodes comptoides)

A. cressonii, F, Side, MD 2013-06-18-13.05 (27855603397)

A. cressonii, F, Side, MD 2013-06-18-13.05 (27855603397)

Catching up, again, with our backlog of pictures. Here is one of the most common Andrena species in the mid-Atlantic. Andrena cressonii. Photographed by Dejen Mengis. Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D... More

Acanthopus excellens, f, feature, brasil 2014-08-06-13.33.14 ZS PMax (14792635297)

Acanthopus excellens, f, feature, brasil 2014-08-06-13.33.14 ZS PMax (...

Bee tool, from a monster cleptoparasite, endemic to South America. Note the lovely expanded tibial spurs. I do not know their function, but it may have to do with nest invasions of Centris, either digging or ... More

Acanthopus excellens, f, back, brasil 2014-08-06-13.11.53 ZS PMax (14979175935)

Acanthopus excellens, f, back, brasil 2014-08-06-13.11.53 ZS PMax (149...

Monster cleptoparasite, this dramatic species is a nest parasite of bees in the genus Centris and is endemic to South America. Note the one shot of the lovely expanded tibial spurs. I do not know their funct... More

Acer rubrum, pistillate flr. 5, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-12.22 (29323764228)

Acer rubrum, pistillate flr. 5, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-12.22 (2...

The red maple, Acer rubrum, often one of the most dominant trees in deciduous woods in the East. It blooms very early in the spring and provides pollen and nectar to the set of bees, and flower flies, that come... More

Acer rubrum, pistillate flr. 2, Howard County, MD, 2018-05-17-12.13 (43145008262)

Acer rubrum, pistillate flr. 2, Howard County, MD, 2018-05-17-12.13 (4...

The red maple, Acer rubrum, often one of the most dominant trees in deciduous woods in the East. It blooms very early in the spring and provides pollen and nectar to the set of bees, and flower flies, that come... More

Acer rubrum, staminate flr. 4, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-12.56 (29323763028)

Acer rubrum, staminate flr. 4, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-12.56 (29...

The red maple, Acer rubrum, often one of the most dominant trees in deciduous woods in the East. It blooms very early in the spring and provides pollen and nectar to the set of bees, and flower flies, that come... More

Acer rubrum, staminate flr., Howard County, MD, 2018-05-17-13.04 (29323765438)

Acer rubrum, staminate flr., Howard County, MD, 2018-05-17-13.04 (2932...

The red maple, Acer rubrum, often one of the most dominant trees in deciduous woods in the East. It blooms very early in the spring and provides pollen and nectar to the set of bees, and flower flies, that come... More

Acer rubrum, pistilate flr., 3, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-11.57 (29323761998)

Acer rubrum, pistilate flr., 3, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-11.57 (2...

The red maple, Acer rubrum, often one of the most dominant trees in deciduous woods in the East. It blooms very early in the spring and provides pollen and nectar to the set of bees, and flower flies, that come... More

Acanthopus excellens, f, face, brasil 2014-08-06-13.21.05 ZS PMax (14792513890)

Acanthopus excellens, f, face, brasil 2014-08-06-13.21.05 ZS PMax (147...

Monster cleptoparasite, this dramatic species is a nest parasite of bees in the genus Centris and is endemic to South America. Note the one shot of the lovely expanded tibial spurs. I do not know their funct... More

Acer rubrum, staminate flr. 2, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-12.41 (43145011952)

Acer rubrum, staminate flr. 2, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-12.41 (43...

The red maple, Acer rubrum, often one of the most dominant trees in deciduous woods in the East. It blooms very early in the spring and provides pollen and nectar to the set of bees, and flower flies, that come... More

Achillea millifolium 2, Yarrow, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-10-23-11.43.35 ZS PMax UDR (49486135082)

Achillea millifolium 2, Yarrow, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman ...

Yarrow. Native. Not Native. There is more to this plant than you think. It is native throughout the northern hemisphere, but as one might suppose there are molecular differences among those locations. Here,... More

Acantheucoeal species, USDA Buffington (48617427043)

Acantheucoeal species, USDA Buffington (48617427043)

This is picture 1 from a 12 picture series by Matt Buffington at the USDA Parastitic Hymentoptera group at the Smithsonian. Matt's group uses a system very similar to ours to photograph and stack this super tin... More

Acmaeodera virgo, u, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa 2018-07-13-15.40 (43268481715)

Acmaeodera virgo, u, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa 2018-07-...

Beetles from Kruger National Park in South Africa. This is the start of a series of pictures of insects that come to the flowers in Kruger. This is a project led by James Harrison from S.A. and Jonathan Mawds... More

Achillea millifolium 3, Yarrow, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-10-23-11.52.27 ZS PMax UDR (49486135217)

Achillea millifolium 3, Yarrow, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman ...

Yarrow. Native. Not Native. There is more to this plant than you think. It is native throughout the northern hemisphere, but as one might suppose there are molecular differences among those locations. Here,... More

Actaea racemosa, Black Cohosh, Howard County, MD 2017-08-09-16.14 (36757290982)

Actaea racemosa, Black Cohosh, Howard County, MD 2017-08-09-16.14 (367...

Actaea racemosa, Black Cohosh, Howard County, MD 2017-08-09-16.14

Achillea millifolium, Yarrow, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-10-23-11.58.29 ZS PMax UDR (49485434408)

Achillea millifolium, Yarrow, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 20...

Yarrow. Native. Not Native. There is more to this plant than you think. It is native throughout the northern hemisphere, but as one might suppose there are molecular differences among those locations. Here,... More

Acmaeodera virgo, u, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa 2018-07-13-15.40.43 ZS PMax UDR (44470111050)

Acmaeodera virgo, u, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa 2018-07-...

Another tree flower loving beetle from South Africa this one a buprestid, Acmaeodera virgo. Collected widely in bowl traps and in trees in Kruger National Park. Photo by Kelly Graninger. 12:59,... More

Aesculus glabra, Ohio Buckeye flr., Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-13.22 (43848038572)

Aesculus glabra, Ohio Buckeye flr., Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-13.2...

Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra. Buckeye's...one of the nice little acknowledged providers of pollen and nectar in forested environments. Specimen and photos by Helen Lowe Metzman. 10:54, 25 De... More

Aesculus glabral, 2, Ohio Buckeye flr., Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-13.13 (43896281651)

Aesculus glabral, 2, Ohio Buckeye flr., Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-...

Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra. Buckeye's...one of the nice little acknowledged providers of pollen and nectar in forested environments. Specimen and photos by Helen Lowe Metzman. 10:56, 25 De... More

African wasp, f, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa Mpumalanga 2018-08-10-10.59.37 ZS PMax UDR (45378311065)

African wasp, f, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa Mpumalanga 2...

Lovely wasp from Kruger National Park. Again, not being a wasp person, I don't know the species. The group may be the sand wasp (Bembicini) . Photos by Anders Croft. 12:58, 24 December 2018 (U... More

African wasp, f, right, Kruger National Park, South Africa Mpumalanga 2018-08-10-11.17.07 ZS PMax UDR (45378305655)

African wasp, f, right, Kruger National Park, South Africa Mpumalanga ...

Lovely wasp from Kruger National Park. Again, not being a wasp person, I don't know the species. The group may be the sand wasp (Bembicini) . Photos by Anders Croft. 12:58, 24 December 2018 (U... More

Aesculus glabra, Ohio Buckeye inflorescence, Howard County, MD, HeLoMetz 2017-05-26-16.48 (24382219807)

Aesculus glabra, Ohio Buckeye inflorescence, Howard County, MD, HeLoMe...

Ohio Buckeye. Aesculus glabra. Nice open understory tree you see more towards the west in Maryland and the Eastern U.S. Attracts a variety of woodland loving bees...in particular Augochlora pura. A nice c... More

Agapostemon angelicus, M, side, Pennington County, SD 2012-11-13-10.46.15 ZS PMax (8200309863)

Agapostemon angelicus, M, side, Pennington County, SD 2012-11-13-10.46...

Pennington County, South Dakota, Badlands National Park

Agapostemon angelicus, M, face, Pennington County, SD 2012-11-13-10.39.30 ZS PMax (8201403550)

Agapostemon angelicus, M, face, Pennington County, SD 2012-11-13-10.39...

Pennington County, South Dakota, Badlands National Park

Acmaeodera ornata

Acmaeodera ornata

Acmaeodera ornata.

Agapostemon angelicus m

Agapostemon angelicus m

Agapostemon angelicus, male, Pennington County, South Dakota, Badlands National Park

Agapostemon coloradinus f

Agapostemon coloradinus f

Agapostemon coloradinus, female, Pennington County, South Dakota, Badlands National Park

Afromelecta lieftincki M 11.5mm (40489455523)

Afromelecta lieftincki M 11.5mm (40489455523)

A series of pictures from Silas Bossert from the National Collection at the Smithsonian. They use their own hi res camera equipment, but prefer a light background. Here we have Afromelecta lieftincki, a nest... More

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, side 1, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-09-14.42.33 ZS PMax (12229931034)

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, side 1, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-09-...

A large bright green with blue overtones Agapostemon from Badlands National Park. One of several species present there and very similar to A. virescens and a bit tricky to tell apart. Photo by Wayne Boo with ... More

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, face, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-09-14.31.48 ZS PMax (12229924934)

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, face, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-09-14...

A large bright green with blue overtones Agapostemon from Badlands National Park. One of several species present there and very similar to A. virescens and a bit tricky to tell apart. Photo by Wayne Boo with ... More

Aesculus glabra, 3, Ohio Buckeye flr., Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-13.14 (43896279211)

Aesculus glabra, 3, Ohio Buckeye flr., Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-1...

Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra. Buckeye's...one of the nice little acknowledged providers of pollen and nectar in forested environments. Specimen and photos by Helen Lowe Metzman. 10:51, 25 De... More

Agapostemon nasutus, m, right, Bagaces, Costa Rica 2018-08-10-11.47.13 ZS PMax UDR (32343140357)

Agapostemon nasutus, m, right, Bagaces, Costa Rica 2018-08-10-11.47.13...

Gliding in from Costa Rica comes a moderalely large, moderately green bee. An Agapostemon nasutus. There are a lot of the these bright green bees out there...Not just in C.R. but throughout the Americas. Bea... More

Agapostemon splendens3

Agapostemon splendens3

Agapostemon splendens, female, Florida, October 2011, Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, face, Pennington Co., South Dakota 2012-11-08-15.26.44 ZS PMax (8200312303)

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, face, Pennington Co., South Dakota 2012-11...

Pennington County, South Dakota, Badlands National Park

Agapostemon femoratus,M, Face White Pine Co,NV 2013-12-12-14.44.46 ZS PMax (11441742843)

Agapostemon femoratus,M, Face White Pine Co,NV 2013-12-12-14.44.46 ZS ...

This male was captured in the Great Basin National Monument, Nevada as part of a survey of bees in high elevations vulnerable to climate change. Photo taken by Colby Francouer. Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacke... More

Agapostemon melliventris, F, back, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-10-14.50.52 ZS PMax (12250935724)

Agapostemon melliventris, F, back, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-10-1...

Yet another Agapostemon, this one was collected in the southern remote portions of Badlands National Park in South Dakota within the Pineridge Indian Reservation Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP... More

Agapostemon sericeus, M, side, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13.32.29 ZS PMax

Agapostemon sericeus, M, side, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13...

Male Agapostemon's almost all have this same pattern, Metallicy green on the head and thorax and then striped yellow and black on the abdomen. Females uniformly don't have yellow anywhere. Why is good questi... More

Agapostemon species, U, back, Dominican Republic 2012-11-20-14

Agapostemon species, U, back, Dominican Republic 2012-11-20-14

Dominican Republic, The only described all black Agapostemon in the Caribbean is from Cuba. (A. obscuratus). Collected in November of 2012. This is either A. obscuratus and a new record for Hispaniola or a... More

Agapostemon femoratus,M, Side, White Pine Co,NV 2013-12-12-14.50.33 ZS PMax

Agapostemon femoratus,M, Side, White Pine Co,NV 2013-12-12-14.50.33 ZS...

Agapostemon femoratus. Check this bee out! Anyone with an eye can tell how it got is name, This male was captured in the Great Basin National Monument, Nevada as part of a survey of bees in high elevations v... More

Agapostemon splendens, f, head, anne arundel county, md 2014-07-09-13.37.57 ZS PMax (14432919367)

Agapostemon splendens, f, head, anne arundel county, md 2014-07-09-13....

Another bee associated with deep sandy soils. This one also found in a study sand pit reclamation in Anne Arundel County in Maryland. Amazing to think that such metallic green bees are all around us having do... More

Agapostemon sericeus, F, Face, MD, PG County 2014-01-31-16.22.08 ZS PMax (12422042734)

Agapostemon sericeus, F, Face, MD, PG County 2014-01-31-16.22.08 ZS PM...

The least common of the Eastern Agapostemon bee species. It shows up regularly, but almost always in ones and twos rather in the numbers seen by at least A. virescens and in sandy areas A. splendens. Collecte... More

Agapostemon nasutus, m, back, Bagaces, Costa Rica 2018-08-10-11.26.16 ZS PMax UDR (32343141087)

Agapostemon nasutus, m, back, Bagaces, Costa Rica 2018-08-10-11.26.16 ...

Gliding in from Costa Rica comes a moderalely large, moderately green bee. An Agapostemon nasutus. There are a lot of the these bright green bees out there...Not just in C.R. but throughout the Americas. Bea... More

Agapostemon splendens1

Agapostemon splendens1

Agapostemon splendens, female, Florida, October 2011, Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

Agapostemon sericeus, M, face, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13.25.36 ZS PMax

Agapostemon sericeus, M, face, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13...

Male Agapostemon's almost all have this same pattern, Metallicy green on the head and thorax and then striped yellow and black on the abdomen. Females uniformly don't have yellow anywhere. Why is good questi... More

Agapostemon species, U, face, Dominican Republic 2012-11-20-14

Agapostemon species, U, face, Dominican Republic 2012-11-20-14

Dominican Republic, The only described all black Agapostemon in the Caribbean is from Cuba. (A. obscuratus). Collected in November of 2012. This is either A. obscuratus and a new record for Hispaniola or a... More

Agapostemon virescens (head) - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory

Agapostemon virescens (head) - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Labor...

Agapostemon virescens, F, face, Kings County, New York_2013-02-01-15.01.02 ZS PMax

Agapostemon splendens, f, faceside, anne arundel, md 2014-07-09-13.29.22 ZS PMax (14432920557)

Agapostemon splendens, f, faceside, anne arundel, md 2014-07-09-13.29....

Another bee associated with deep sandy soils. This one also found in a study sand pit reclamation in Anne Arundel County in Maryland. Amazing to think that such metallic green bees are all around us having do... More

Agapostemon virescens, f, right side, Caroline CO. MD 2016-04-15-17.09 (26943520265)

Agapostemon virescens, f, right side, Caroline CO. MD 2016-04-15-17.09...

More Green Bees. This is a common one, one of the commonest summer bees in the East. Agapostemon virescens. The females have a black abdomen unlike the other female Agapostemons in the East which are bright ... More

Agapostemon sericeus, f, face, Pr. George's Co., MD 2016-10-20-13.42 (30370911082)

Agapostemon sericeus, f, face, Pr. George's Co., MD 2016-10-20-13.42 (...

East of the Mississippi River there are 4 species of Agapostemons. The largest of the metallic green Sweat Bees. In some places they can be extremely abundant. This species, however, is never abundant, but e... More

Agapostemon melliventris, F, face, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-10-15.00.04 ZS PMax (12251067186)

Agapostemon melliventris, F, face, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-10-1...

Yet another Agapostemon, this one was collected in the southern remote portions of Badlands National Park in South Dakota within the Pineridge Indian Reservation Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP... More

African Wasp, f, face, Kruger National Park, South Africa Mpumalanga 2018-08-10-11.07.17 ZS PMax UDR (45567545554)

African Wasp, f, face, Kruger National Park, South Africa Mpumalanga 2...

Lovely wasp from Kruger National Park. Again, not being a wasp person, I don't know the species. The group may be the sand wasp (Bembicini) . Photos by Anders Croft. 12:58, 24 December 2018 (U... More

Agapostemon virescens (back) - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory

Agapostemon virescens (back) - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Labor...

Agapostemon virescens, F, back, Kings County, New York_2013-02-01-14.52.52 ZS PMax

Agapostemon sericeus, M, back, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13.16

Agapostemon sericeus, M, back, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13...

Male Agapostemon's almost all have this same pattern, Metallicy green on the head and thorax and then striped yellow and black on the abdomen. Females uniformly don't have yellow anywhere. Why is good questi... More

Agapostemon virescens, f, face, Caroline Co. MD 2016-04-15-17.28 (26849102512)

Agapostemon virescens, f, face, Caroline Co. MD 2016-04-15-17.28 (2684...

More Green Bees. This is a common one, one of the commonest summer bees in the East. Agapostemon virescens. The females have a black abdomen unlike the other female Agapostemons in the East which are bright ... More

Agapostemon nasutus, m, face, Bagaces, Costa Rica 2018-08-10-11.35.03 ZS PMax UDR (46561719884)

Agapostemon nasutus, m, face, Bagaces, Costa Rica 2018-08-10-11.35.03 ...

Gliding in from Costa Rica comes a moderalely large, moderately green bee. An Agapostemon nasutus. There are a lot of the these bright green bees out there...Not just in C.R. but throughout the Americas. Bea... More

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, back, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-09-14.23.04 ZS PMax (12229525165)

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, back, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-09-14...

A large bright green with blue overtones Agapostemon from Badlands National Park. One of several species present there and very similar to A. virescens and a bit tricky to tell apart. Photo by Wayne Boo with ... More

Agapostemon virescens, M, side, Mesa Co,. Colorado 2014-01-08-14.56.08 ZS PMax (11894430286)

Agapostemon virescens, M, side, Mesa Co,. Colorado 2014-01-08-14.56.08...

This Agapostemon species is one of the most common native bees in the East. In almost any field there can be hundreds if not thousands of these bees visiting a wide variety of blooming plants. One of the larg... More

Agapostemon sericeus, F, Back, MD, PG County 2014-01-31-16.16.17 ZS PMax (12421706203)

Agapostemon sericeus, F, Back, MD, PG County 2014-01-31-16.16.17 ZS PM...

The least common of the Eastern Agapostemon bee species. It shows up regularly, but almost always in ones and twos rather in the numbers seen by at least A. virescens and in sandy areas A. splendens. Collecte... More

Agapostemon virescens, f, thorax, Caroline Co. MD 2016-04-15-17.38 (26337790734)

Agapostemon virescens, f, thorax, Caroline Co. MD 2016-04-15-17.38 (26...

More Green Bees. This is a common one, one of the commonest summer bees in the East. Agapostemon virescens. The females have a black abdomen unlike the other female Agapostemons in the East which are bright ... More

Agastache foeniculum 2, Anise Hyssop, GFG, Howard County, Md 2019-03-22-19.52.40 ZS PMax UDR - Flickr - Sam Droege

Agastache foeniculum 2, Anise Hyssop, GFG, Howard County, Md 2019-03-2...

Are any mints not attractive to bees? Probably, but I can't think of any off the top of my head. Here, is a great one, Agastache foeniculum, Anise Hyssop (aka Blue Giant Hyssop). Particularly loved up by bum... More

Agapostemon species, U, side, Dominican Republic 2012-11-20-14

Agapostemon species, U, side, Dominican Republic 2012-11-20-14

Dominican Republic, The only described all black Agapostemon in the Caribbean is from Cuba. (A. obscuratus). Collected in November of 2012. This is either A. obscuratus and a new record for Hispaniola or a... More

Agastache foeniculum 3, Anise Hyssop, GFG, Howard County, Md 2019-03-22-19.47.27 ZS PMax UDR (49832372907)

Agastache foeniculum 3, Anise Hyssop, GFG, Howard County, Md 2019-03-2...

Are any mints not attractive to bees? Probably, but I can't think of any off the top of my head. Here, is a great one, Agastache foeniculum, Anise Hyssop (aka Blue Giant Hyssop). Particularly loved up by bum... More

Ageratina altissima 4, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-03-22-19.06.53 ZS PMax UDR (47932288113)

Ageratina altissima 4, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe ...

White Snakeroot, Ageratina altissima. Collected and Photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman. 23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)... More

Ageratina altissima, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-03-22-18.55.04 ZS PMax UDR (47932284972)

Ageratina altissima, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Me...

White Snakeroot, Ageratina altissima. Collected and Photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman. 23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)... More

Ageratina altissima 2, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-03-22-19.27.09 ZS PMax UDR (47932284257)

Ageratina altissima 2, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe ...

White Snakeroot, Ageratina altissima. Collected and Photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman. 23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)... More

Ageratina altissima 3, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-03-22-19.18.05 ZS PMax UDR (47932294631)

Ageratina altissima 3, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe ...

White Snakeroot, Ageratina altissima. Collected and Photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman. 23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)... More

Agastache foeniculum, Anise Hyssop, GFG, Howard County, Md 2019-03-22-19.31.42 ZS PMax UDR 1 (49051716088)

Agastache foeniculum, Anise Hyssop, GFG, Howard County, Md 2019-03-22-...

Agastache species make some of the best bee attracting plants. Here is Agastache foeniculum. Photo and specimen by Helen Lowe Metzman. 23:36, 12 February 2020 (UTC)23:36, 12 February 2020... More

Agrotis ipsilon (black cutworm), side 2014-06-04-19.42.51 ZS PMax (15752867389)

Agrotis ipsilon (black cutworm), side 2014-06-04-19.42.51 ZS PMax (157...

Caterpillar of Agrotis ipsilon (Black Cutworm). An major crop pest. This species moves into northern parts of North America after overwintering in Texas and Mexico and then pulls off a couple of generations in... More

Agapostemon virescens, M, face, Mesa Co,. Colorado 2014-01-08-14.46.52 ZS PMax (11898964714)

Agapostemon virescens, M, face, Mesa Co,. Colorado 2014-01-08-14.46.52...

Here is the face of the specimen in the previous photo. Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200, link to a .pdf of our set up i... More

Agrimonia parviflora, Many-flowered Agrimony, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman 2017-08-23-16.16 (36914330921)

Agrimonia parviflora, Many-flowered Agrimony, Howard County, MD, Helen...

Agrimonia parviflora, Many-flowered Agrimony, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman 2017-08-23-16.16

Agapostemon splendens2

Agapostemon splendens2

Agapostemon splendens, female, Florida, October 2011, Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

Aglaoapis tridentata, f,face 2014-11-01-23.04.37 ZS PMax (15801817145) (2)

Aglaoapis tridentata, f,face 2014-11-01-23.04.37 ZS PMax (15801817145)...

Aglaoapis tridentata, Spined Goth, specimen collected by Heinrich Friese in Austria There are but three species of Goths, oddly scattered across the northern Old World with the Spined Goth occurring across th... More

Aglaoapis tridentata, f, back 2014-11-01-22.55.27 ZS PMax (15616407088)

Aglaoapis tridentata, f, back 2014-11-01-22.55.27 ZS PMax (15616407088...

Aglaoapis tridentata, Spined Goth, specimen collected by Heinrich Friese in Austria There are but three species of Goths, oddly scattered across the northern Old World with the Spined Goth occurring across th... More

Aglaoapis tridentata, f,side 2014-11-01-23.27.43 ZS PMax (15615993759)

Aglaoapis tridentata, f,side 2014-11-01-23.27.43 ZS PMax (15615993759)

Aglaoapis tridentata, Spined Goth, specimen collected by Heinrich Friese in Austria There are but three species of Goths, oddly scattered across the northern Old World with the Spined Goth occurring across th... More

Agapostemon virescens (side) - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory

Agapostemon virescens (side) - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Labor...

Agapostemon virescens, F, side, Kings County, New York_2013-02-01-15.08.22 ZS PMax

Aglaoapis tridentata, f,face2 2014-11-01-23.15.36 ZS PMax (15801817805)

Aglaoapis tridentata, f,face2 2014-11-01-23.15.36 ZS PMax (15801817805...

Aglaoapis tridentata, Spined Goth, specimen collected by Heinrich Friese in Austria There are but three species of Goths, oddly scattered across the northern Old World with the Spined Goth occurring across th... More

Allium tricoccum 2, Ramps, flower, GFG, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2018-07-13-15.52.41 ZS PMax UDR (48424575022)

Allium tricoccum 2, Ramps, flower, GFG, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe ...

Ramps. Allium tricoccum. Things in the onion group can be good pollen sources for bees. Ramps are no exception. Specimen and photo by Helen Lowe Metzman. 23:44, 12 February 2020 (UTC)23... More

Alocandrena porteri, f, side, peru 2014-07-26-14.55.39 ZS PMax (16019319701)

Alocandrena porteri, f, side, peru 2014-07-26-14.55.39 ZS PMax (160193...

A pollinator of wild relatives of tomatoes, Alocandrena porteri will alight upon and then vibrate tomato flowers using its wing muscles. hese plants have cleverly hidden their pollen in tubular anthers that a... More

Amblycorypha oblongifolia,-face 2012-07-26-17.04.13-ZS-PMax

Amblycorypha oblongifolia,-face 2012-07-26-17.04.13-ZS-PMax

Amblycorypha oblongifolia, Oblong-winged katydid, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, July 2012

Amblycorypha oblongifolia,-wing 2012-07-26-17.14.20-ZS-PMax (7656508104)

Amblycorypha oblongifolia,-wing 2012-07-26-17.14.20-ZS-PMax (765650810...

Amblycorypha oblongifolia, Oblong-winged katydid, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, July 2012

Amazonite 2015-08-07-19.13.10 ZS PMax UDR (20312857550)

Amazonite 2015-08-07-19.13.10 ZS PMax UDR (20312857550)

Today - Amazonite up close. So interesting to go from photographing the complexity of carbon based insect life to the complexity of minerals. One earth, all connected, such glory that cannot be recreated by m... More

Ambush bug, face 2020-08-27-15.40.28 ZS PMax UDR (50292692602)

Ambush bug, face 2020-08-27-15.40.28 ZS PMax UDR (50292692602)

Hey want something to do with your one valuable life? Figure out the proper species boundaries for ambush bugs in North America (Phymata). These lovelies come in many colors and are thought to be over-descri... More

Amegilla, m, abdomen close, india 2014-06-18-16.46.27 ZS PMax (14477837233)

Amegilla, m, abdomen close, india 2014-06-18-16.46.27 ZS PMax (1447783...

India = An unknown species of Amegila collected by Suzanne Batra. The fluorescent hairs banding the abdomen of this old-world species are what give the group the general name of blue-banded bees. 251 species ... More

Amegilla, m, side, india 2014-06-18-16.30.41 ZS PMax (14271236817)

Amegilla, m, side, india 2014-06-18-16.30.41 ZS PMax (14271236817)

India = An unknown species of Amegila collected by Suzanne Batra. The fluorescent hairs banding the abdomen of this old-world species are what give the group the general name of blue-banded bees. 251 species ... More

Amelanchier laevis, Smooth Serviceberry, WSSC, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-10-23-12.04.54 ZS PMax UDR (49540383863)

Amelanchier laevis, Smooth Serviceberry, WSSC, Howard County, Md, Hele...

Soon the serviceberries (or one of their million other names (why does it have so many names? (my theory is that it is because if has edible fruit, that fruit has never been commericalized, had pretty flowers (... More

Amegilla, m, australia, back 2014-11-01-23.39.08 ZS PMax (15583234298)

Amegilla, m, australia, back 2014-11-01-23.39.08 ZS PMax (15583234298)

Amegilla....one of a large group of large Old World bees that blend and fracture colors in wonderful ways. In this case this male Amegilla from Australia from the Laurence Packer Lab bee slots in a whole serie... More

Amegilla atrocincta F 13mm HP (45051912105)

Amegilla atrocincta F 13mm HP (45051912105)

From Kruger National Park: Amegilla atrocincta. Amegillas come in a variety of sizes and shapes, but most are larger than honey bees. Most too are laddered with bold white stripes across the abdomen (A. atro... More

Amorpha fruticosa, md, upper marlboro 2014-06-04-12.51.09 ZS PMax (14421932604)

Amorpha fruticosa, md, upper marlboro 2014-06-04-12.51.09 ZS PMax (144...

False Indigo Plant. My impression is that this plant has moved only recently into a very common status withing the Chesapeake Bay area, now found commonly along water edges of the upper Bay and fresh and brack... More

Amegilla, m, australia, side 2014-11-01-23.56.03 ZS PMax (15583491577)

Amegilla, m, australia, side 2014-11-01-23.56.03 ZS PMax (15583491577)

Amegilla....one of a large group of large Old World bees that blend and fracture colors in wonderful ways. In this case this male Amegilla from Australia from the Laurence Packer Lab bee slots in a whole serie... More

Anacharoides, usda nmh buffington (48627705897)

Anacharoides, usda nmh buffington (48627705897)

This is picture 2 from a 12 picture invited series by Matt Buffington ([email protected]) at the USDA Parastitic Hymentoptera group using specimens from the U.S. Natural History Museum Smithsonian. Matt u... More

Amphicarpa bracteata, hog-peanut flower wrapped around Polystichum acrostichoides, Christmas fern, Howard County, MD 2017-09-13-15.46 - Files by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory

Amphicarpa bracteata, hog-peanut flower wrapped around Polystichum acr...

Hog Peanut handing from Christmas Fern...check out the spores on the Christmas Fern. Specimen and Photograph by Helen Lowe Metzman. 18:08, 8 February 2018 (UTC)18:08, 8 February 2018 (UTC){{{{... More

Anax junius, side, P.G. County 2013-01-17-19.04.06 ZS PMax

Anax junius, side, P.G. County 2013-01-17-19.04.06 ZS PMax

Anax junius, exuvium. Cast skin, Prince George's County Maryland, collected by Richard Orr

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