Hello all, The following images were identified as IMG_2363_Bee_3.jpg
it could be Ropalidia marginata (Vespidae) IMG_2349_Bee_2.jpg might be Ropalidia Id credit Revanna Revannavar at InsectIndia Regards Bhagyashri On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 6:18 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > This is the same - Polistes sp. [a species of Paper Wasp]. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > > --- On *Fri, 6/1/12, Bhagyashri <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Bhagyashri <[email protected]> > Subject: Fwd: efloraofindia:''For Id 01062012MR1’’ ?bees foraging leaves > and not flowers of Acalypha wilkesiana forma circinata @ Pune > To: "Neil Soares" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, June 1, 2012, 5:45 PM > > > Hi, > Would very much appreciate your help to Id these bees. > Thanks > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Bhagyashri* > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Date: Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 10:59 AM > Subject: efloraofindia:''For Id 01062012MR1’’ ?bees foraging leaves and > not flowers of Acalypha wilkesiana forma circinata @ Pune > To: efloraofindia > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > > > Hello, > Pune May 2012 > Found these 3 different bees ( I do not know their names) foraging the > leaves of Acalypha wilkesiana forma circinata. They did not visit the > flowers at all. They were hardly moving as if glued to the leaves. The 3rd > bee after 2 hours was found foraging the underside of the leaf. There were > many other plants around but these bees were not interested in them. Wonder > what exactly they were looking for? > -- > regards > Bhagyashri > > > > -- > Regards > Bhagyashri > > -- Regards Bhagyashri --
