Hal Scott Preserve, Orange County, FL, October 2022.
Seeking ID for the bee visiting this flowering Vaccinium myrsinites.
In Valkaria, Brevard County.
Lithurgopsis gibbosa (female): Curved ridge under antennae; dented area under compound eye. Feeding on prickly pear (Opuntia austrina).
I would appreciate assistance in identifying the bee which is pollinating the Prickly Pear cactus flower shown here. It did a good job of burrowing down to get at the lower anthers. I saw a couple different individuals a couple of acres a part in the Seacrest Scrub.