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Megachilid

Description:

Black bee with bright yellow hair. I found a flowering tree covered by hundreds of honey bees and a few of these.

Habitat:

Open field with flowering plants and trees nearby.

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2 Comments

bbprevas
bbprevas 11 years ago

Sure enough, i just looked back at my photo file and this one bee was collecting pollen alongside the honeybees i thought i was photographing. Thanks for letting me know Juan.

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Hi bbprevas, this is not a Honeybee, is probably a male Megachilid bee

bbprevas
Spotted by
bbprevas

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Jul 12, 2012
Submitted on Jul 14, 2012

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