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Centris (Paracentris) - Centris - male
Copyright © 2007 Hartmut Wisch

Centris (Paracentris) - Centris - Male
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 11, 2007
A male (I think) in a manzanita (Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Harmony'). I noticed some of these bees flying around the manzanitas near the(see photos in Paloverde hybrid , this one in late afternoon. Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to follow up & check whether this serves as a nightly resting place.

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 25 August, 2007 - 8:11pm
Last updated 13 January, 2008 - 10:32am

Moved
Moved from Centris (Paracentris).
… Beatriz Moisset, 13 January, 2008 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

Really choice images, Hartmut!
Do I suggest some Seussification in your post, i.e. "male in a manzanita". Wonder why that is...
… Ron Hemberger, 25 August, 2007 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks,
but manzana=apple, + the diminutive -ita... How does Seuss figure in this?
… Hartmut Wisch, 25 August, 2007 - 11:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Alliteration
and the pattern of the words. Oh, ignore me!
… Ron Hemberger, 26 August, 2007 - 12:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Sorry,
I was on a different wavelength.
… Hartmut Wisch, 26 August, 2007 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

 
My fault
I was on a different planet.
… Ron Hemberger, 26 August, 2007 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Male.
Yes, this is a male:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 August, 2007 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Eric,
I thought I had already marked this as male, but apparently only the middle image.
… Hartmut Wisch, 28 August, 2007 - 11:22pm login or register to post comments

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