0142 - Shining Oil-Digger Bee

Centris nitida
Male
13mm

USA: FLA: Orange Co.
2 km W of Lake Kehoe
28°33'13.7"N 81°14'5.10"W, 21m
Visiting Flowers in Backyard
Hot, Sunny, with a Breeze

12 May 2020
Z. Gill

Notes: In a group of 3-5, was able to move quickly and had great stability while hovering; Replaced 0022

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hymenoptera
No Taxon	Aculeata
No Taxon	Anthophila
Family	Apidae
Subfamily	Apinae
Tribe	Centridini
Genus	Centris
Subgenus	Heterocentris
Species	nitida