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If you look at the base of her butt, you can see a little white spot, there is a 2nd one on the other side. Hence the name.
Female Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
Rowlett Creek Nature Preserve, Garland Texas
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The males have much longer antennae (horns) pretty eyes and lots of golden bristles. They also have a white patch on their forehead. I don't see them near as often as the females.
Male Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
Rowlett Creek Nature Preserve, Garland Texas
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
This time I found several longhorn bees on the pickerelweed flowers.
Male Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
Rowlett Creek Nature Preserve, Garland Texas
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
Check out her eye, amazing! I've noticed that this species of longhorned bee is attracted to purple flowers. She has pretty golden hairs on her hind legs that collect tiny pollen particles that sparkle in the sunshine as she feeds on the nectar.
Female Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
Agastache 'Blue Boa' (Anise hyssop)
Garland, Texas
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
Melissodes bimaculatus
Dorsal view.
Two-spotted Longhorn - Melissodes bimaculatus (males, ~12 mm)
Location: Durham NC (USA)
Context.
Two-spotted Longhorn - Melissodes bimaculatus (males, ~12 mm)
Location: Durham NC (USA)
I ran across four of these bees going to "sleep" in my back yard. These two were cooperative.
Two-spotted Longhorn - Melissodes bimaculatus (males, ~12 mm)
Location: Durham NC (USA)
Looking at images on BugGuide, it seems males have the long antennae.
References
- BugGuide bugguide.net/node/view/69274
Why I love that 180mm macro. Here you can just see the bees and I pulled up an image to review on the LCD screen.
Two-spotted Longhorn - Melissodes bimaculatus (males, ~12 mm)
Location: Durham NC (USA)
Melissodes bimaculatus on Agastache rugosa, Viroqua, Vernon County Wisconsin, 21 August 2022.
Went on a little nature walk with my daughter & 2 of my grandkids. The thirteenth thing we saw was a cute little longhorn bee on another sunflower. It was amazing how many bees were attracted to those sunflowers. This guy is totally covered in pollen, a pollination superstar.
Male Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
First time I've gotten a shot like this. My neighbor has a flowerbed with blue salvia and lambs-ear. Both are blooming right now & there are tons of bees. It is a bit overwhelming so I just aim at the flowers and take a lot of clicks hoping for some keepers. I had no idea there were 2 bees in this shot until processing. The males have much longer antennae (longhorns) than the females. Both have amazing blue eyes.
Male & Female Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
Lambs-ear flowers (Stachys byzantina)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
It's all about those beautiful long antennae.
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
I found one of the prettiest native bees I've ever seen on my neighbor's blue salvia. I've seen a lot of longhorn bees but never one with so much white. Busy little bee; took a lot of patience & sweat to get a few decent shots, but worth it.
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
Never seen one of these before! On Marigold 'Disco Mix.'
Melissodes bimaculatus, Sparta, Monroe County Wisconsin, 7 July 2020.
The two-spotted longhorn bees have discovered another purple flower in my yard. Got a shot of one enjoying the dainty flowers of my Russian sage.
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
Crazy Blue Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
I seem to end up with at least one purple colored container plant every summer. I've noticed that everytime, I attract these long-horned bees that only like the purple flowers. This year it happened again.
Two-spotted Long-horned Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
Agastache 'Blue Boa' (Anise hyssop)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
A male Melissodes resting on a sunflower. Note that his antennae are bicolored with the undersides lighter than the top sides. He also has a pale yellow lower face (clypeus).
This little bee was gathering pollen in a field at Bynum, North Carolina. I believe it is:
Two-spotted Longhorn - Melissodes bimaculatus (female)
bugguide.net/node/view/69274
One white spot on the side of the abdomen is maybe just visible in one frame.
Plant is, I think
Bearsfoot, Leafcup - Smallanthus uvedalia (Smallanthus uvedalius), formerly Polymnia uvedalia