Perdita halictoides, F, Face, VT, Chittenden County 2014-02-25-16.41.36 ZS PMax (13138145074)

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Description: New Vermont Species Record. This little tiny bee is a specialist on a plant that most people pull out of their gardens, Physalis, or Ground Cherry, this plant has a number of specialists associated with it and, we should think about it as something to plant in our gardens! Anna Beauchemin is the finder of this new record and Brooke Alexander the photographer. Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200, link to a.pdf of our set up is located in our profile. Date: 9 March 2014, 21:45. Source: Perdita halictoides, F, Face, VT, Chittenden County_2014-02-25-16.41.36 ZS PMax. Author: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA.