| Virescent Green Metallic Bee (Agapostemon virescens) |
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This bee was looking for nectar on a
coneflower in a residential garden in Des Moines County, Iowa.
Details: Canon EOS 10D, shutter 1/180 second, aperture f16, ISO 200, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, Canon MR-14EX flash. |
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Selected References: Borror Donald J, White Richard E. A Field Guide to Insects. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970. P 356-357. Milne Lorus, Milne Margery. National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects & Spiders. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1980. Plate 517, P 852-853. |