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bee (Nomada) - Nomada
Copyright © 2007 Michael Pettigrew

bee (Nomada) - Nomada
Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
April 28, 2007
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Contributed by Michael Pettigrew on 29 April, 2007 - 9:06pm
Last updated 6 May, 2007 - 5:44pm

Check through Nomada
while you wait for a response from one of the experts.
… john and jane balaban, 29 April, 2007 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely a Nomada, but wont
Definitely a Nomada, but wont even try to guess which species.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 29 April, 2007 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Nomada species ID can be very difficult
or impossible

even with a specimen, all published literature, and a good reference collection

this belongs to the ruficornis species group
… John S. Ascher, 6 May, 2007 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

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