Spurred Ceratina (Ceratina calcarata) Robertson, 1900

 

Ceratina calcarata is a species of carpenter bee found in eastern North America from Ontario and Nova Scotia, south to Missouri and Georgia. This is a small, mostly solitary bee, bluish to blue-green, 5-8 mm in length. It is seen from March to October. Eggs are laid in pith of broken plant stems and twigs. C. calcarata feeds on nectar and pollen of a variety of flowers; the larvae are also fed pollen. Tentative identification to species.

 

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