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Mesoplia aff rufipes, M, face, Puerto Rico, Yauco
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Mesoplia aff rufipes, M, face, Puerto Rico, Yauco

Here we have the nest parasite of one of Puerto Rico's Centris bees. Its lays its eggs in the nests of the host, kills the hosts egg or young and eats the stores. Taxonomically its not clear what this species is but it appears to be close to (aff. = affiliated with) M. rufipes. Perhaps you, dear reader, will figure that out. Collected by Puerto Rico's Native Bee powerhouse, Sara Prado. Pictures by Brooke Alexander, Sara Guerreri, Maggie Yuan.

The grass so little has to do,

A sphere of simple green,

With only butterflies to brood,

And bees to entertain,

- Emily Dickinson. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Mesoplia aff rufipes, M, face, Puerto Rico, Yauco

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