Keywords: bee hawaii invasive species invasivespecies biml droege apoidea hymenoptera ceratina taxonomy:binomial=ceratina smaragdula taxonomy:binomial=ceratinasmaragdula bug bugs bees animal animals animalia arthropod arthropods arthropoda insect insects insecta aculeata anthophila apidae carpenter bee carpenterbee carpenter bees carpenterbees xylocopinae small carpenter bee smallcarpenterbee small carpenter bees smallcarpenterbees ceratina smaragdula ceratinasmaragdula male back dorsal oahu metallic green iridescent eye eyes ocelli antenna antennae sensory array sensoryarray sensor array sensorarray sensory organs sensoryorgans abdomen wings pwrc patuxent wildlife research center usgs pollinator pwrcpatuxentwildliferesearchcenterusgspollinator zerene stacker zerenestacker zerene stacked macro macro photography macrophotography stackshot usgsbiml black background surreal A Beautiful Invasive. Ceratina smaragdula, male, captured on Hawaii, Oahu, March 2012. This Asian species, along with others has invaded the Hawaiian islands where it thrives in sea of introduced garden plants found at lower elevations on the islands. A Beautiful Invasive. Ceratina smaragdula, male, captured on Hawaii, Oahu, March 2012. This Asian species, along with others has invaded the Hawaiian islands where it thrives in sea of introduced garden plants found at lower elevations on the islands. |