Glitterbug and Cosmos

Posted by Bill Whala on Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:35 am

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I'm not sure what this guy is but he' sporting some pretty classy clothes.

Taken in Littleton, Colorado earlier this month. Any help with the ID would be greatly appreciated.

6D, 100mm, macro flash

1/160, f14, ISO 800

Comments and critiques are always welcome and appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

Bill Whala

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by wtracyparnell on Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:50 am

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Very nice shot Bill with great colors and excellent detail, good DOF as well. Looks like a Sweat Bee, perhaps Agapostemon sp.

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by Tom Whelan on Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:50 pm

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Love the colors. I know these as halictid bees, Agapostemon is a common genus. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/7997/bgimage - bugguide is the place to go for bug id.

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by PaiR on Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:02 pm

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Nice photo of the metallic green bee feeding. The colors from Cosmos provide a nice backdrop for this bee.

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by ChrisRoss on Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:54 pm

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Nice shot Bill, interesting looking bee, well captured.

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by Matthew Pugh on Sat Sep 20, 2014 6:52 am

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Hi

A solid image of this happy little fellow - nice one

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by Vasanthi Balson on Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:21 pm

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Very nice. Love the green color on the bee. Well captured.

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