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Anthidium illustre - male - female

Anthidium illustre - Male Female
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 8, 2007
Among several matings there was this threesome (female to left). The unmated male approached from several angles for ~50 seconds, finally ramming into the mating male, knocking him off.