📸 Olympus 90mm iso200 f11 1/250
Natural orange
Eastern cucurbit bee
(Peponapis pruinosa)
Two blocks away on Ravenswood & Balmoral
in a zucchini flower yesterday
#macro #photography #Eucerini #chicago #insectThursday #eastcoastKin #bees #native #orange #gardens #gardening #insects #bugs #blossom #bees #pollinators #chicago
iNaturalist app screenshot showing photo of a dark bee with lots of yellow pollen on hind leg on sunflower; label says “Epimelissodes obliqua caliginosa” and shows that previous identification as Svastra obliqua is crossed out.
Apparently genus Svastra subgenus epimelissodes has been promoted to genus level on iNat’s taxonomical system. As a non-expert these changes are fascinating though inconvenient. Anyone have insights (or a citation) regarding this revision? #bees #iNaturalist #taxonomy #eucerini
Longhorn bee roosting early because it's a cloudy evening.
#macrophotography #longhornbee #eucerini #roostingbee
