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Subgenus Diandrena (Andrena Subgenus Diandrena)
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Copyright © 2016
Alice Abela
Bee -
Andrena
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Walker Pass, Kern County, California, USA
April 3, 2016
Size: ~1cm
Digging a nest in clearing in mixed scrub conifer habitat
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Contributed by
Alice Abela
on 20 April, 2016 - 12:00am
Last updated 20 April, 2016 - 9:48am
Moved
Moved from
Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees
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John S. Ascher
, 20 April, 2016 - 9:48am
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Do you know the host plant?
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John S. Ascher
, 20 April, 2016 - 9:48am
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No...
I only saw the bee after it had started digging. There were a lot of phacelias and cryptanthas in bloom at this site.
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Alice Abela
, 20 April, 2016 - 9:56pm
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