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Pruinose Squash Bee (Peponapis pruinosa)
Photo#290343
Copyright © 2009
Ron Hemberger
Squash Bees, Female of Mating Pair -
Peponapis pruinosa
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Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, California, USA
June 17, 2009
Female. Antennae shorter and finer, face seems narrower and less hairy.
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Contributed by
Ron Hemberger
on 18 June, 2009 - 11:11am
Last updated 17 April, 2010 - 7:53pm
Moved
Moved from
Squash bee
.
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John S. Ascher
, 12 April, 2010 - 9:18pm
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Moved
Moved from
Large Squash Bee
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John S. Ascher
, 12 April, 2010 - 9:16pm
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Gender confusion...
Despite your description, you had accidentally tagged this image as a male.
(Probably just trying to see if anyone was paying attention, right?)
Problem fixed now...
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Harsi S. Parker
, 18 June, 2009 - 11:23am
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Yes, that was a Readership Device.
I used a lot of those when I was in advertising. Some people called them "typos" or "misspelled words" for reasons I could never understand. Thanks for your oversight of my oversight.
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Ron Hemberger
, 18 June, 2009 - 2:43pm
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