Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bee: which one?
#1
Hi!
I found this bee but I'm not sure where to place it. Can anybody help me?
location: Barcelos, Portugal
date: 200707/15
#2
I would say likely Halictidae. There is a sure sign for that family, a groove on the last abdominal segment (which allow movement of the sting), but we would not see it in either of the pictures. Perhaps we can vaguely guess it in the second one. Do you have any rear view ?
Philippe
#3
Not Halictidae!
Basal vein right!
Perhaps Melittidae ?Melitta sp?
#4
The only one I have is this one:
#5
Well, it seems like that these solitary bees are often hard to identify.
Thank you Philippe and cthirion for trying
#6
Its a Dasypoda spec.
Regards, Christian
#7
Thank you Christian
#8
Well, all I can say is that these are exquisite photos.
Bees are hard to photograph because they are normally fast and restless. How did you manage to get these excellent shots? In the early morning, when they are still half frozen?
Joaquim
#9
Yes, bees are difficult
The photos were taken at 18h30. The day was cloudy and this bee was unusually slow.
Posted by
komarik on 10-02-2008 18:50
#10
Hi-Hi!
))) Melitta or Macropis))) Not Dasypoda!!!
#11
The North is not so warm like Lisbon
Only today and yesterday we began *really" to have a very near Summer appealing.
I think that it is more hard to photograph ants than really the bees.
They are easy to photo.
#12
Hi Komarik,
sorry, but what do you mean exactly? And why isn' it a Dasypoda? Melitta has 3 submarginal cells in forewing (the present species only 2), and Macropis is completely different (e.g. with a bicolored scopa on hindleg etc.). Look for both genera on www.galerie.hymis.de, and then we may go on discussing.
Regards, Christian