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Apid bee - Oreopasites
Copyright © 2017 Jacob M. Cecala

Apid bee - Oreopasites
San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, USA
March 31, 2017
Size: 5.7 mm long
Captured in a blue vane trap. Keying out to either Rhopalolemma or Holcopasites but doesn't seem to completely fit the description for either.

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Apid bee - Oreopasites Apid bee - Oreopasites
Contributed by Jacob M. Cecala on 23 August, 2017 - 1:35pm
Last updated 26 February, 2018 - 8:54am

Moved
Moved from Cuckoo Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 26 February, 2018 - 8:54am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 23 August, 2017 - 7:03pm

Oreopasites or related?
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… John S. Ascher, 23 August, 2017 - 7:03pm

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