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Bee - Svastra obliqua - female
Copyright © 2005 Buggz

Bee - Svastra obliqua - Female
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
June 1, 2005
Size: 1 inch
On a Sunflower
Contributed by Buggz on 5 July, 2007 - 5:04pm
Last updated 11 July, 2008 - 8:50am

Moved
Moved from Svastra.
… Lynette Schimming, 11 July, 2008 - 8:50am

Moved
Moved from Svastra obliqua.
… Lynette Schimming, 11 July, 2008 - 8:48am

Svastra
most likely obliqua expurgata
… John S. Ascher, 6 July, 2007 - 10:02am

Not bumble bee.
This is a female bee in the tribe Eucerini, possibly a species of Melissodes.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 July, 2007 - 5:13pm

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