Planet Earth

files by usgs bee inventory and monitoring laboratory

4,924 media by topicpage 1 of 50
Trachusa ridingsii, F, Back1, Sandhills NWR, South Carolina 2012-11-16-15.09 (8201400124)

Trachusa ridingsii, F, Back1, Sandhills NWR, South Carolina 2012-11-16...

Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge, SC Public domain scan of zoological print or book illustration, zoology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Acantheucoela species, USDA Buffington (48617427043)

Acantheucoela species, USDA Buffington (48617427043)

This is picture 1 from a 12 picture series by Matt Buffington at the USDA Parastitic Hymentoptera group at the Smithsonian. Matt's group uses a system very similar to ours to photograph and stack this super tin... More

Anthidium manicatum, unknown, back 2012-07-12-16.19.05 ZS PMax (8200313303)

Anthidium manicatum, unknown, back 2012-07-12-16.19.05 ZS PMax (820031...

Anthidium manicatum, unknown, back_2012-07-12-16.19.05 ZS PMax

Anthidiellum notatum gilense, f, face, Cochise Co. AZ 2016-03-15-20.19 (27372051945)

Anthidiellum notatum gilense, f, face, Cochise Co. AZ 2016-03-15-20.19...

Collected in the deserts of Cochise County in Arizona as part of the famous Bee Course there by Tim McMahon, these speedy little bees are found throughout much of North America. At this moment these are cons... More

Anthidium manicatum, unknown, face 2012-07-12-16.31.47 ZS PMax (8201407294)

Anthidium manicatum, unknown, face 2012-07-12-16.31.47 ZS PMax (820140...

Anthidium manicatum, unknown, face_2012-07-12-16.31.47 ZS PMax

Andrena helianthi, U, back, Connecticut, New Haven County 2012-12-14-13.58.49 ZS PMax (8298662628)
Bombus insularis, F, side, Park Co, WY 2014-01-16-10.57 (26964768327)

Bombus insularis, F, side, Park Co, WY 2014-01-16-10.57 (26964768327)

From Yellowstone National Park comes the powerful Bombus insularis, and this parasite of other bumblebees is one bad ass bee. collected as part of a high elevation study of the Alpine areas throughout the Unit... More

Calliopsis edwardsii, f, left, Mariposa CA 2017-08-02-15.04 (24320377958)

Calliopsis edwardsii, f, left, Mariposa CA 2017-08-02-15.04 (243203779...

The female of the already portrayed male Calliopsis edwardsii from Yosemite National Park and collected for a project done by Lauren Ponisio examining the effect of fire diversity on bees (Ponisio et al. Global... More

Conura BIML USGS

Conura BIML USGS

Photographed using a Canon 5D MarkII using they system described here: ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf This is a parasitic Chal... More

Harmonia axyridis pupa (7705917272)

Harmonia axyridis pupa (7705917272)

Ladybird pupa, White Oak leaf, Beltsville, Maryland, August 2012, determination by speech path girl

Harmonia axyridis pupae (7705915198)

Harmonia axyridis pupae (7705915198)

Ladybird pupa, White Oak leaf, Beltsville, Maryland, August 2012, determination by speech path girl

Lindernia dubia (Linnaeus) Pennell 2, False Pimpernel (cropped)

Lindernia dubia (Linnaeus) Pennell 2, False Pimpernel (cropped)

Lindernia dubia, false pimpernel, one of numerous low growing flowering plants that feed the many tiny bees that live out there, that we don't pay any attention to. Specimen and photo by Helen Lowe Metzman. ... More

Magicicada septendecim, 3, lateral face shot 2021-05-24-16.09.15 ZS PMax UDRrtg (51206969612)

Magicicada septendecim, 3, lateral face shot 2021-05-24-16.09.15 ZS PM...

The Mystery of the Cicada Evil Eye. (This title reminds me of one of the endless mystery books I took out of the library during the summer when I was tweening, do such things still exist?) Don't take our word ... More

Megachile brevis, m, fade, md aleghany county 2014-06-17-11.40 (27071726417)

Megachile brevis, m, fade, md aleghany county 2014-06-17-11.40 (270717...

I like looking at this shot, the symmetry, this alien being, this unknowable insect, there is something alive, even relatable here. This one is worth looking at full-screen. What if, indeed, this Megachile brev... More

Psaenythia species, m, argentina, side 2014-08-07-16.47.35 ZS PMax (14843354390)

Psaenythia species, m, argentina, side 2014-08-07-16.47.35 ZS PMax (14...

A populous genus with many South American species, check out the ultra wide head of this male from Argentina. From the Packer Lab collection. 13:54, 17 November 2014 (UTC)13:54, 17 November 201... More

Varroa destructor, 1 2019-09-06-19.12.07 ZS PMax UDR (48697155713) (white background)

Varroa destructor, 1 2019-09-06-19.12.07 ZS PMax UDR (48697155713) (wh...

Varroa destructor, the leading cause of beekeeper angst. This relatively large mite parasitizes honeybees from adults to larvae. Crab-like aren't they? Specimen provided by Krisztina Christmon from the Unive... More

Calliphora vicina, u, Face, DC 2014-04-24 -17.46.02 ZS PMax - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory

Calliphora vicina, u, Face, DC 2014-04-24 -17.46.02 ZS PMax - USGS Bee...

Head of a Calliphora vicina, face view. The face of insect form, layout, and ratios. Have to download and print to really see the details on this bad boy. Found near the Mall in downtown D.C. Canon Mark II... More

Xylocopa virginica male face

Xylocopa virginica male face

Giant Flying Eye - The male of Xylocopa virginica or Virginia Carpenter Bee. Any bee with this much "eye" is clearly doing something different visually. In this case the males are guarding nesting territories... More

Anthodioctes calcaratus, m, right, La Cruz, CR 2018-11-16-15.07.42 ZS PMax UDR (46534284854)

Anthodioctes calcaratus, m, right, La Cruz, CR 2018-11-16-15.07.42 ZS ...

Anthodioctes calcaratus. A small bee from La Cruz, Costa Rica. Collected by Tim Mcmahon on one of his several bee trips to that country. I can't scrounge up much about these hole nesters from Central and South ... More

Anthophora montana, M, Face, Larimer Co, CO 2013-12-11-11.32.09 ZS PMax (11455947763)

Anthophora montana, M, Face, Larimer Co, CO 2013-12-11-11.32.09 ZS PMa...

This bee was collected as part of a survey of Rocky Mountain National Park. The size of a bumblebee, but has all those cream colored markings on its face that Bumblebees never have. A male in this case. Photog... More

Black cutworm pupae

Black cutworm pupae

Pupae of Agrotis ipsilon - Black Cutworm - A major crop pest. This species moves into northern parts of North America after overwintering in Texas and Mexico and then pulls off a couple of generations in wee... More

Caupolicana electa, f, ga, baker, side 2015-01-08-09.24.44 ZS PMax (16394012107)

Caupolicana electa, f, ga, baker, side 2015-01-08-09.24.44 ZS PMax (16...

Caupolicana electa is a bee of the early morning. Matrinal. Restricted to the southeastern United States deep sand spots where it feeds only in the early morning hours. Very uncommonly recorded now but this ... More

Collops bipunctatus, U, Back, SD, Pennington County 2013-07-15-16.27.08 ZS PMax (9345938007)

Collops bipunctatus, U, Back, SD, Pennington County 2013-07-15-16.27.0...

Collops bipunctatus, Melyridae family, Malachiinae subfamily, taken from flowers in Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

Diphaglossa gayi, f, side, chile 2014-08-04-18.17.33 ZS PMax (14732584979)

Diphaglossa gayi, f, side, chile 2014-08-04-18.17.33 ZS PMax (14732584...

Diphaglossa gayi, family Colletidae. A large to huge, long-faced bee from Chile. The only member of its genus and strongly associated with the residual and now relictual beech forests of this country. Photogr... More

Spodoptera eridania (Southern armyworm) pupae lateral view

Spodoptera eridania (Southern armyworm) pupae lateral view

Spodoptera eridania - Southern armyworm. A pest in southern parts of the U.S. mostly Florida. Defoliator of tomatoes and other crops. Specimens provided by Benzon Research 15:42, 3 February 2015 (UTC). All ph... More

Velvetbean caterpillar, eggs 2014-06-06-14.48.01 ZS PMax (15753693807)

Velvetbean caterpillar, eggs 2014-06-06-14.48.01 ZS PMax (15753693807)

Anticarsia gemmatalis - Velvetbean Caterpillar - This species can't overwinter in most of North America but moves north to populate bean and legume fields in large enough numbers to become a major pest, but lik... More

Bidens cernua, Nodding Beggartick backside flower, Howard County, Md 2017-09-28-13.35 (24166065868)

Bidens cernua, Nodding Beggartick backside flower, Howard County, Md 2...

Public domain photograph of laboratory, science, research, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

-Agapostemon Male ID Copy (30340711068)

-Agapostemon Male ID Copy (30340711068)

Number 2 in our new series on bee ID....Agapostemon Males

(Bright) Bees in Cars Front 2019-03-28-15.51.48 ZS PMax UDR (40548291263)

(Bright) Bees in Cars Front 2019-03-28-15.51.48 ZS PMax UDR (405482912...

Bees Learn to Drive Very Small Cars. [April Fools' Day] Scientists capitalized on recent revelations that bees are a lot smarter than previously thought. In addition to being able to count and solve simple pu... More

(beetle), Back, Judelot Farm, Maryland 2014-10-20-14.30 (22640942662)

(beetle), Back, Judelot Farm, Maryland 2014-10-20-14.30 (22640942662)

Unknown Beetle. Found on Andelot Farms in Kent County. I am not sure what genus this is. Seems like Acmaeodera, but it doesn't match and of the region's species I know.  ???? Captured in June. Photographed... More

10x Nomada eye 2015-04-13-17.41.16 ZS PMax (16519118423)

10x Nomada eye 2015-04-13-17.41.16 ZS PMax (16519118423)

New Lense set up! This is my first stack from a new lens set up that I learned from Johan Ingles-Le Nobel's lovely Extreme Macro layout. The simple version is that I have attached a 10x Nikon microscope obje... More

(Fixed) Bees in Cars, Yellow, Overhead 2019-03-27-15.13.13 ZS PMax UDR (46598763235)

(Fixed) Bees in Cars, Yellow, Overhead 2019-03-27-15.13.13 ZS PMax UDR...

Bees Learn to Drive Very Small Cars. Scientists capitalized on recent revelations that bees are a lot smarter than previously thought. In addition to being able to count and solve simple puzzles USGS scientis... More

(Bright) Car Full of Bees Overhead 2019-03-28-16.01.37 ZS PMax UDR (33637501448)

(Bright) Car Full of Bees Overhead 2019-03-28-16.01.37 ZS PMax UDR (33...

Bees Learn to Drive Very Small Cars. Scientists capitalized on recent revelations that bees are a lot smarter than previously thought. In addition to being able to count and solve simple puzzles USGS scientis... More

2014 Lights Out DC Birds (14011858526)

2014 Lights Out DC Birds (14011858526)

Here lie the birds killed while striking a set of buildings surveyed during the migration season in 2013 in Washington D.C. The birds were picked up by the group Lights Out Washington D.C. and include species... More

ABEJA (Melissodes comptoides

ABEJA (Melissodes comptoides

Español: Abeja (Melissodes comptoides)

A. cressonii, F, Side, MD 2013-06-18-13.05 (27855603397)

A. cressonii, F, Side, MD 2013-06-18-13.05 (27855603397)

Catching up, again, with our backlog of pictures. Here is one of the most common Andrena species in the mid-Atlantic. Andrena cressonii. Photographed by Dejen Mengis. Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D... More

Acanthopus excellens, f, feature, brasil 2014-08-06-13.33.14 ZS PMax (14792635297)

Acanthopus excellens, f, feature, brasil 2014-08-06-13.33.14 ZS PMax (...

Bee tool, from a monster cleptoparasite, endemic to South America. Note the lovely expanded tibial spurs. I do not know their function, but it may have to do with nest invasions of Centris, either digging or ... More

Acanthopus excellens, f, back, brasil 2014-08-06-13.11.53 ZS PMax (14979175935)

Acanthopus excellens, f, back, brasil 2014-08-06-13.11.53 ZS PMax (149...

Monster cleptoparasite, this dramatic species is a nest parasite of bees in the genus Centris and is endemic to South America. Note the one shot of the lovely expanded tibial spurs. I do not know their funct... More

Acer rubrum, pistillate flr. 5, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-12.22 (29323764228)

Acer rubrum, pistillate flr. 5, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-12.22 (2...

The red maple, Acer rubrum, often one of the most dominant trees in deciduous woods in the East. It blooms very early in the spring and provides pollen and nectar to the set of bees, and flower flies, that come... More

Acer rubrum, pistillate flr. 2, Howard County, MD, 2018-05-17-12.13 (43145008262)

Acer rubrum, pistillate flr. 2, Howard County, MD, 2018-05-17-12.13 (4...

The red maple, Acer rubrum, often one of the most dominant trees in deciduous woods in the East. It blooms very early in the spring and provides pollen and nectar to the set of bees, and flower flies, that come... More

Acer rubrum, staminate flr. 4, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-12.56 (29323763028)

Acer rubrum, staminate flr. 4, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-12.56 (29...

The red maple, Acer rubrum, often one of the most dominant trees in deciduous woods in the East. It blooms very early in the spring and provides pollen and nectar to the set of bees, and flower flies, that come... More

Acer rubrum, staminate flr., Howard County, MD, 2018-05-17-13.04 (29323765438)

Acer rubrum, staminate flr., Howard County, MD, 2018-05-17-13.04 (2932...

The red maple, Acer rubrum, often one of the most dominant trees in deciduous woods in the East. It blooms very early in the spring and provides pollen and nectar to the set of bees, and flower flies, that come... More

Acer rubrum, pistilate flr., 3, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-11.57 (29323761998)

Acer rubrum, pistilate flr., 3, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-11.57 (2...

The red maple, Acer rubrum, often one of the most dominant trees in deciduous woods in the East. It blooms very early in the spring and provides pollen and nectar to the set of bees, and flower flies, that come... More

Acanthopus excellens, f, face, brasil 2014-08-06-13.21.05 ZS PMax (14792513890)

Acanthopus excellens, f, face, brasil 2014-08-06-13.21.05 ZS PMax (147...

Monster cleptoparasite, this dramatic species is a nest parasite of bees in the genus Centris and is endemic to South America. Note the one shot of the lovely expanded tibial spurs. I do not know their funct... More

Acer rubrum, staminate flr. 2, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-12.41 (43145011952)

Acer rubrum, staminate flr. 2, Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-12.41 (43...

The red maple, Acer rubrum, often one of the most dominant trees in deciduous woods in the East. It blooms very early in the spring and provides pollen and nectar to the set of bees, and flower flies, that come... More

Achillea millifolium 2, Yarrow, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-10-23-11.43.35 ZS PMax UDR (49486135082)

Achillea millifolium 2, Yarrow, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman ...

Yarrow. Native. Not Native. There is more to this plant than you think. It is native throughout the northern hemisphere, but as one might suppose there are molecular differences among those locations. Here,... More

Acantheucoeal species, USDA Buffington (48617427043)

Acantheucoeal species, USDA Buffington (48617427043)

This is picture 1 from a 12 picture series by Matt Buffington at the USDA Parastitic Hymentoptera group at the Smithsonian. Matt's group uses a system very similar to ours to photograph and stack this super tin... More

Acmaeodera virgo, u, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa 2018-07-13-15.40 (43268481715)

Acmaeodera virgo, u, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa 2018-07-...

Beetles from Kruger National Park in South Africa. This is the start of a series of pictures of insects that come to the flowers in Kruger. This is a project led by James Harrison from S.A. and Jonathan Mawds... More

Achillea millifolium 3, Yarrow, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-10-23-11.52.27 ZS PMax UDR (49486135217)

Achillea millifolium 3, Yarrow, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman ...

Yarrow. Native. Not Native. There is more to this plant than you think. It is native throughout the northern hemisphere, but as one might suppose there are molecular differences among those locations. Here,... More

Actaea racemosa, Black Cohosh, Howard County, MD 2017-08-09-16.14 (36757290982)

Actaea racemosa, Black Cohosh, Howard County, MD 2017-08-09-16.14 (367...

Actaea racemosa, Black Cohosh, Howard County, MD 2017-08-09-16.14

Achillea millifolium, Yarrow, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-10-23-11.58.29 ZS PMax UDR (49485434408)

Achillea millifolium, Yarrow, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 20...

Yarrow. Native. Not Native. There is more to this plant than you think. It is native throughout the northern hemisphere, but as one might suppose there are molecular differences among those locations. Here,... More

Acmaeodera virgo, u, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa 2018-07-13-15.40.43 ZS PMax UDR (44470111050)

Acmaeodera virgo, u, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa 2018-07-...

Another tree flower loving beetle from South Africa this one a buprestid, Acmaeodera virgo. Collected widely in bowl traps and in trees in Kruger National Park. Photo by Kelly Graninger. 12:59,... More

Aesculus glabra, Ohio Buckeye flr., Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-13.22 (43848038572)

Aesculus glabra, Ohio Buckeye flr., Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-13.2...

Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra. Buckeye's...one of the nice little acknowledged providers of pollen and nectar in forested environments. Specimen and photos by Helen Lowe Metzman. 10:54, 25 De... More

Aesculus glabral, 2, Ohio Buckeye flr., Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-13.13 (43896281651)

Aesculus glabral, 2, Ohio Buckeye flr., Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-...

Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra. Buckeye's...one of the nice little acknowledged providers of pollen and nectar in forested environments. Specimen and photos by Helen Lowe Metzman. 10:56, 25 De... More

African wasp, f, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa Mpumalanga 2018-08-10-10.59.37 ZS PMax UDR (45378311065)

African wasp, f, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa Mpumalanga 2...

Lovely wasp from Kruger National Park. Again, not being a wasp person, I don't know the species. The group may be the sand wasp (Bembicini) . Photos by Anders Croft. 12:58, 24 December 2018 (U... More

African wasp, f, right, Kruger National Park, South Africa Mpumalanga 2018-08-10-11.17.07 ZS PMax UDR (45378305655)

African wasp, f, right, Kruger National Park, South Africa Mpumalanga ...

Lovely wasp from Kruger National Park. Again, not being a wasp person, I don't know the species. The group may be the sand wasp (Bembicini) . Photos by Anders Croft. 12:58, 24 December 2018 (U... More

Aesculus glabra, Ohio Buckeye inflorescence, Howard County, MD, HeLoMetz 2017-05-26-16.48 (24382219807)

Aesculus glabra, Ohio Buckeye inflorescence, Howard County, MD, HeLoMe...

Ohio Buckeye. Aesculus glabra. Nice open understory tree you see more towards the west in Maryland and the Eastern U.S. Attracts a variety of woodland loving bees...in particular Augochlora pura. A nice c... More

Agapostemon angelicus, M, side, Pennington County, SD 2012-11-13-10.46.15 ZS PMax (8200309863)

Agapostemon angelicus, M, side, Pennington County, SD 2012-11-13-10.46...

Pennington County, South Dakota, Badlands National Park

Agapostemon angelicus, M, face, Pennington County, SD 2012-11-13-10.39.30 ZS PMax (8201403550)

Agapostemon angelicus, M, face, Pennington County, SD 2012-11-13-10.39...

Pennington County, South Dakota, Badlands National Park

Acmaeodera ornata

Acmaeodera ornata

Acmaeodera ornata.

Agapostemon angelicus m

Agapostemon angelicus m

Agapostemon angelicus, male, Pennington County, South Dakota, Badlands National Park

Agapostemon coloradinus f

Agapostemon coloradinus f

Agapostemon coloradinus, female, Pennington County, South Dakota, Badlands National Park

Afromelecta lieftincki M 11.5mm (40489455523)

Afromelecta lieftincki M 11.5mm (40489455523)

A series of pictures from Silas Bossert from the National Collection at the Smithsonian. They use their own hi res camera equipment, but prefer a light background. Here we have Afromelecta lieftincki, a nest... More

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, side 1, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-09-14.42.33 ZS PMax (12229931034)

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, side 1, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-09-...

A large bright green with blue overtones Agapostemon from Badlands National Park. One of several species present there and very similar to A. virescens and a bit tricky to tell apart. Photo by Wayne Boo with ... More

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, face, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-09-14.31.48 ZS PMax (12229924934)

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, face, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-09-14...

A large bright green with blue overtones Agapostemon from Badlands National Park. One of several species present there and very similar to A. virescens and a bit tricky to tell apart. Photo by Wayne Boo with ... More

Aesculus glabra, 3, Ohio Buckeye flr., Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-13.14 (43896279211)

Aesculus glabra, 3, Ohio Buckeye flr., Howard County, Md, 2018-05-17-1...

Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra. Buckeye's...one of the nice little acknowledged providers of pollen and nectar in forested environments. Specimen and photos by Helen Lowe Metzman. 10:51, 25 De... More

Agapostemon nasutus, m, right, Bagaces, Costa Rica 2018-08-10-11.47.13 ZS PMax UDR (32343140357)

Agapostemon nasutus, m, right, Bagaces, Costa Rica 2018-08-10-11.47.13...

Gliding in from Costa Rica comes a moderalely large, moderately green bee. An Agapostemon nasutus. There are a lot of the these bright green bees out there...Not just in C.R. but throughout the Americas. Bea... More

Agapostemon splendens3

Agapostemon splendens3

Agapostemon splendens, female, Florida, October 2011, Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, face, Pennington Co., South Dakota 2012-11-08-15.26.44 ZS PMax (8200312303)

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, face, Pennington Co., South Dakota 2012-11...

Pennington County, South Dakota, Badlands National Park

Agapostemon femoratus,M, Face White Pine Co,NV 2013-12-12-14.44.46 ZS PMax (11441742843)

Agapostemon femoratus,M, Face White Pine Co,NV 2013-12-12-14.44.46 ZS ...

This male was captured in the Great Basin National Monument, Nevada as part of a survey of bees in high elevations vulnerable to climate change. Photo taken by Colby Francouer. Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacke... More

Agapostemon melliventris, F, back, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-10-14.50.52 ZS PMax (12250935724)

Agapostemon melliventris, F, back, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-10-1...

Yet another Agapostemon, this one was collected in the southern remote portions of Badlands National Park in South Dakota within the Pineridge Indian Reservation Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP... More

Agapostemon sericeus, M, side, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13.32.29 ZS PMax

Agapostemon sericeus, M, side, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13...

Male Agapostemon's almost all have this same pattern, Metallicy green on the head and thorax and then striped yellow and black on the abdomen. Females uniformly don't have yellow anywhere. Why is good questi... More

Agapostemon species, U, back, Dominican Republic 2012-11-20-14

Agapostemon species, U, back, Dominican Republic 2012-11-20-14

Dominican Republic, The only described all black Agapostemon in the Caribbean is from Cuba. (A. obscuratus). Collected in November of 2012. This is either A. obscuratus and a new record for Hispaniola or a... More

Agapostemon femoratus,M, Side, White Pine Co,NV 2013-12-12-14.50.33 ZS PMax

Agapostemon femoratus,M, Side, White Pine Co,NV 2013-12-12-14.50.33 ZS...

Agapostemon femoratus. Check this bee out! Anyone with an eye can tell how it got is name, This male was captured in the Great Basin National Monument, Nevada as part of a survey of bees in high elevations v... More

Agapostemon splendens, f, head, anne arundel county, md 2014-07-09-13.37.57 ZS PMax (14432919367)

Agapostemon splendens, f, head, anne arundel county, md 2014-07-09-13....

Another bee associated with deep sandy soils. This one also found in a study sand pit reclamation in Anne Arundel County in Maryland. Amazing to think that such metallic green bees are all around us having do... More

Agapostemon sericeus, F, Face, MD, PG County 2014-01-31-16.22.08 ZS PMax (12422042734)

Agapostemon sericeus, F, Face, MD, PG County 2014-01-31-16.22.08 ZS PM...

The least common of the Eastern Agapostemon bee species. It shows up regularly, but almost always in ones and twos rather in the numbers seen by at least A. virescens and in sandy areas A. splendens. Collecte... More

Agapostemon nasutus, m, back, Bagaces, Costa Rica 2018-08-10-11.26.16 ZS PMax UDR (32343141087)

Agapostemon nasutus, m, back, Bagaces, Costa Rica 2018-08-10-11.26.16 ...

Gliding in from Costa Rica comes a moderalely large, moderately green bee. An Agapostemon nasutus. There are a lot of the these bright green bees out there...Not just in C.R. but throughout the Americas. Bea... More

Agapostemon splendens1

Agapostemon splendens1

Agapostemon splendens, female, Florida, October 2011, Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

Agapostemon sericeus, M, face, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13.25.36 ZS PMax

Agapostemon sericeus, M, face, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13...

Male Agapostemon's almost all have this same pattern, Metallicy green on the head and thorax and then striped yellow and black on the abdomen. Females uniformly don't have yellow anywhere. Why is good questi... More

Agapostemon species, U, face, Dominican Republic 2012-11-20-14

Agapostemon species, U, face, Dominican Republic 2012-11-20-14

Dominican Republic, The only described all black Agapostemon in the Caribbean is from Cuba. (A. obscuratus). Collected in November of 2012. This is either A. obscuratus and a new record for Hispaniola or a... More

Agapostemon virescens (head) - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory

Agapostemon virescens (head) - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Labor...

Agapostemon virescens, F, face, Kings County, New York_2013-02-01-15.01.02 ZS PMax

Agapostemon splendens, f, faceside, anne arundel, md 2014-07-09-13.29.22 ZS PMax (14432920557)

Agapostemon splendens, f, faceside, anne arundel, md 2014-07-09-13.29....

Another bee associated with deep sandy soils. This one also found in a study sand pit reclamation in Anne Arundel County in Maryland. Amazing to think that such metallic green bees are all around us having do... More

Agapostemon virescens, f, right side, Caroline CO. MD 2016-04-15-17.09 (26943520265)

Agapostemon virescens, f, right side, Caroline CO. MD 2016-04-15-17.09...

More Green Bees. This is a common one, one of the commonest summer bees in the East. Agapostemon virescens. The females have a black abdomen unlike the other female Agapostemons in the East which are bright ... More

Agapostemon sericeus, f, face, Pr. George's Co., MD 2016-10-20-13.42 (30370911082)

Agapostemon sericeus, f, face, Pr. George's Co., MD 2016-10-20-13.42 (...

East of the Mississippi River there are 4 species of Agapostemons. The largest of the metallic green Sweat Bees. In some places they can be extremely abundant. This species, however, is never abundant, but e... More

Agapostemon melliventris, F, face, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-10-15.00.04 ZS PMax (12251067186)

Agapostemon melliventris, F, face, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-10-1...

Yet another Agapostemon, this one was collected in the southern remote portions of Badlands National Park in South Dakota within the Pineridge Indian Reservation Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP... More

African Wasp, f, face, Kruger National Park, South Africa Mpumalanga 2018-08-10-11.07.17 ZS PMax UDR (45567545554)

African Wasp, f, face, Kruger National Park, South Africa Mpumalanga 2...

Lovely wasp from Kruger National Park. Again, not being a wasp person, I don't know the species. The group may be the sand wasp (Bembicini) . Photos by Anders Croft. 12:58, 24 December 2018 (U... More

Agapostemon virescens (back) - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory

Agapostemon virescens (back) - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Labor...

Agapostemon virescens, F, back, Kings County, New York_2013-02-01-14.52.52 ZS PMax

Agapostemon sericeus, M, back, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13.16

Agapostemon sericeus, M, back, Pr. Georges Co., Maryland 2014-01-20-13...

Male Agapostemon's almost all have this same pattern, Metallicy green on the head and thorax and then striped yellow and black on the abdomen. Females uniformly don't have yellow anywhere. Why is good questi... More

Agapostemon virescens, f, face, Caroline Co. MD 2016-04-15-17.28 (26849102512)

Agapostemon virescens, f, face, Caroline Co. MD 2016-04-15-17.28 (2684...

More Green Bees. This is a common one, one of the commonest summer bees in the East. Agapostemon virescens. The females have a black abdomen unlike the other female Agapostemons in the East which are bright ... More

Agapostemon nasutus, m, face, Bagaces, Costa Rica 2018-08-10-11.35.03 ZS PMax UDR (46561719884)

Agapostemon nasutus, m, face, Bagaces, Costa Rica 2018-08-10-11.35.03 ...

Gliding in from Costa Rica comes a moderalely large, moderately green bee. An Agapostemon nasutus. There are a lot of the these bright green bees out there...Not just in C.R. but throughout the Americas. Bea... More

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, back, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-09-14.23.04 ZS PMax (12229525165)

Agapostemon coloradinus, F, back, Shannon Co., S. Dakota 2014-01-09-14...

A large bright green with blue overtones Agapostemon from Badlands National Park. One of several species present there and very similar to A. virescens and a bit tricky to tell apart. Photo by Wayne Boo with ... More

Agapostemon virescens, M, side, Mesa Co,. Colorado 2014-01-08-14.56.08 ZS PMax (11894430286)

Agapostemon virescens, M, side, Mesa Co,. Colorado 2014-01-08-14.56.08...

This Agapostemon species is one of the most common native bees in the East. In almost any field there can be hundreds if not thousands of these bees visiting a wide variety of blooming plants. One of the larg... More

Agapostemon sericeus, F, Back, MD, PG County 2014-01-31-16.16.17 ZS PMax (12421706203)

Agapostemon sericeus, F, Back, MD, PG County 2014-01-31-16.16.17 ZS PM...

The least common of the Eastern Agapostemon bee species. It shows up regularly, but almost always in ones and twos rather in the numbers seen by at least A. virescens and in sandy areas A. splendens. Collecte... More

Agapostemon virescens, f, thorax, Caroline Co. MD 2016-04-15-17.38 (26337790734)

Agapostemon virescens, f, thorax, Caroline Co. MD 2016-04-15-17.38 (26...

More Green Bees. This is a common one, one of the commonest summer bees in the East. Agapostemon virescens. The females have a black abdomen unlike the other female Agapostemons in the East which are bright ... More

Agastache foeniculum 2, Anise Hyssop, GFG, Howard County, Md 2019-03-22-19.52.40 ZS PMax UDR - Flickr - Sam Droege

Agastache foeniculum 2, Anise Hyssop, GFG, Howard County, Md 2019-03-2...

Are any mints not attractive to bees? Probably, but I can't think of any off the top of my head. Here, is a great one, Agastache foeniculum, Anise Hyssop (aka Blue Giant Hyssop). Particularly loved up by bum... More

Agapostemon species, U, side, Dominican Republic 2012-11-20-14

Agapostemon species, U, side, Dominican Republic 2012-11-20-14

Dominican Republic, The only described all black Agapostemon in the Caribbean is from Cuba. (A. obscuratus). Collected in November of 2012. This is either A. obscuratus and a new record for Hispaniola or a... More

Agastache foeniculum 3, Anise Hyssop, GFG, Howard County, Md 2019-03-22-19.47.27 ZS PMax UDR (49832372907)

Agastache foeniculum 3, Anise Hyssop, GFG, Howard County, Md 2019-03-2...

Are any mints not attractive to bees? Probably, but I can't think of any off the top of my head. Here, is a great one, Agastache foeniculum, Anise Hyssop (aka Blue Giant Hyssop). Particularly loved up by bum... More

Ageratina altissima 4, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-03-22-19.06.53 ZS PMax UDR (47932288113)

Ageratina altissima 4, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe ...

White Snakeroot, Ageratina altissima. Collected and Photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman. 23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)... More

Ageratina altissima, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-03-22-18.55.04 ZS PMax UDR (47932284972)

Ageratina altissima, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Me...

White Snakeroot, Ageratina altissima. Collected and Photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman. 23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)... More

Ageratina altissima 2, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman 2019-03-22-19.27.09 ZS PMax UDR (47932284257)

Ageratina altissima 2, White Snakeroot, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe ...

White Snakeroot, Ageratina altissima. Collected and Photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman. 23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}23:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)... More

Previous

of 50

Next