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One of a group of at least 15. I spotted the first one a couple of days ago but couldn't get a photo.
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Abejas de Primavera (Género Andrena)Observ.
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This fuzzy little guy (c. 8 mm) keeps keying out as A. erythrogaster, which would be a new species for Dukes County/Martha's Vineyard. It seems a bit small, with the vertex rather long for that species. But apparently all-black males like this are not uncommon. Cheek shape; long, thin, reddish basitarsi; fairly short clypeus with dense pitting and a magnificent brush of pale hair; F1 slightly longer than F2; terga with no apical fascia and depressed, reddish hyaline margins; sternal subapical fimbriae with sparse long hairs, interrupted medially; and long. slender mandibles with prominent subapical teeth are among the erythrogaster-like traits I was able to capture. Collected from Epigaea repens.
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Abejorro del Noreste de Estados Unidos (Bombus impatiens)Observ.
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On Epigaea repens.
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Same individual and nest despite the change in angle - she retreated after one set of photos and I re-positioned for better light before she began to emerge again.
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Andrena carliniObserv.
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All black femoral scope. Visiting bearberry.
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Bombus perplexusObserv.
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On Vinca minor, released after photos. The faint orange tone of the hair on the scutum (see second photo) was quite apparent in life.
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Andrena carliniObserv.
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Visiting Vinca minor, released after photos.
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Andrena bradleyiObserv.
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On Epigaea repens, released after photos.