Brown-winged Long-horned Bee (Melissodes comptoides)

Brown-winged Long-horned Bee, a reference photo — Photo: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA · Public domain

Melissodes comptoides, the brown-winged long-horned bee, is a species of long-horned bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Brown-winged Long-horned Bee being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Melissodes communis
Melissodes tepaneca
Epimelissodes aegis
Epimelissodes obliquus
Epimelissodes petulcus
Melissodes dentiventris

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Melissodes
Species: Melissodes comptoides

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