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Dorm for Longhorn Bees - Melissodes paroselae - male
Copyright © 2007 margarethe brummermann

Dorm for Longhorn Bees - Melissodes paroselae - Male
Marana, Twinpeaks, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 29, 2007
There must have been several hundreds that settled at sunset on dry weeds.

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Dorm for Longhorn Bees - Melissodes paroselae - male Dorm for Longhorn Bees - Melissodes paroselae - male
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 1 October, 2007 - 4:24pm
Last updated 25 May, 2011 - 7:47am

Moved
Moved from Long-horned bees.
… John S. Ascher, 19 November, 2009 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

Melissodes paroselae
males
… John S. Ascher, 19 November, 2009 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

Beautiful!
I've never seen more than ten or so at a time - what a find!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 1 October, 2007 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

 
There were at least three mor
There were at least three more weeds like the one in the photo, and the bees really looked great against the low sun light.
… margarethe brummermann, 1 October, 2007 - 11:22pm login or register to post comments

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