It is not a beetle. But it is a species of *Amegilla *bee of Apidae family. It is a solitary bee and a good pollinator. Very fast in movement and foraging nectar within few seconds (1,2 or 3 sec) it forages nectar from a flower that fit for this bee.
Regards, Giby. On 24 May 2012 11:48, Bhagyashri <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > Pune May 2012 > Would appreciate your help to Id this fluorescent blue colored ?beetle > on Ecbolium ligustrinum. It was moving very fast making a loud buzzing > sound. Is it the mouth parts and the eye that is seen in the pic? > -- > Thanks and regards > Bhagyashri > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 +919947109987 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
