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Centris lilacina
This is a female. Solitary specimen seen. Impressive pollen sacs and typically large eyes. Well-veined wings. Note the smooth brown abdomen with a yellow lateral fringe.
This one was found on Terra firme in Peruvian rainforest along the Thuayo River, in Loreto District. (see GPS location). Other spottings mentioned in Brazilian Amazon.
At GPS: -4.356446397,-73.1839594 Elev: ~118m Taxonomy to established date (female) of: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Suborder: Apocrita Superfamily: Apoidea Family: Apidae Subfamily: Apinae Genus: Centris Subgenus: Melacentris Species: C. lilacina
Spotted on Jun 14, 2013
Submitted on Jul 29, 2013
2 Comments
Great photos!
Beautiful series Key Man! Is it feeding on tree sap?