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Osmia - female
Copyright © 2005 Hartmut Wisch

Osmia - Female
Angeles Crest, ~7000 ft., San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, USA
July 11, 2005
Size: ~12mm

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 16 July, 2005 - 11:01am
Last updated 4 February, 2007 - 7:32pm

Osmia
can't ID to species
… Doug Yanega, 3 November, 2005 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Osmia
Thanks again! I observed some of these also on Mt. Pinos (in Brewer's Lupine, as well as in Lotus nevadensis, August '05), in the western Transverse Ranges.
… Hartmut Wisch, 3 November, 2005 - 6:36pm login or register to post comments

Yes.
Definitely a Megachilid. You can tell by the enlarged head and the presence of 2 (not three) submarginal cells in the wing. Nice photos.

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… Alex Wild, 16 July, 2005 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

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