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Pudgy bee - is it Anthophora? - Anthophora urbana
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

Pudgy bee - is it Anthophora? - Anthophora urbana
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
May 2, 2007
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 3 May, 2007 - 10:17pm
Last updated 5 May, 2007 - 10:06pm

one of my favorite genuses
I'm almost definitely sure this is Anthophora urbana
… William Ericson, 4 May, 2007 - 12:37am login or register to post comments

 
Looks like we like the same bees.
How about Per*dita too? Thanks again. I hope to keep finding more neat little ones, after a long spate of Bombus. BTW, does this one look fat to you?
… Ron Hemberger, 4 May, 2007 - 2:06am login or register to post comments

 
ya it does look kinda fat :),
ya it does look kinda fat :), I think I really like these because they also have really defined stripes on their abdomen that looks really clean. I love anything in the family Megachilidae or apidae, I find they have the more hefty bees.
… William Ericson, 4 May, 2007 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

 
Chunky, hairy legs are my thing.
Oh, maybe that's more than I wanted to say. LOL!
… Ron Hemberger, 4 May, 2007 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

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