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Albino Bee?
Copyright © 2009 Ethan Winning

Albino Bee?
Walnut Creek, CA, Contra Costa Country County, California, USA
September 25, 2009
Size: 1/2 inch +
Black and white barred with long black and white antennae - well, longer than a "normal" honey bee - and green eyes. Definitely behaving like a bee.
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Contributed by Ethan Winning on 25 September, 2009 - 7:10pm
Last updated 21 November, 2009 - 10:23am

Moved
Moved from Sand Wasps.
… John S. Ascher, 21 November, 2009 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

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… Andrew Williams, 25 September, 2009 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

maybe a Cuckoo Bee
Maybe a Cuckoo Bee
… Ilona L., 25 September, 2009 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

looks like a Sand Wasp, Subfamily Bembicinae
To me. I'm not going to stick my neck out for genus and species, as I've err'd on these before. Somebody else on here might know.
EDIT - I just noticed the size after posting. That might be a little small for what I'm thinking. Just going on its appearance.
… Andrew Williams, 25 September, 2009 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Can't Tell. Too Many Cuckoos
Looking at Google's images of cuckoo bees, I don't see one that's identical, but I like the name.
… Ethan Winning, 25 September, 2009 - 7:44pm login or register to post comments

 
yes
tribe Bembicini
… John S. Ascher, 25 September, 2009 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Bembix sand wasp
That's it. Thank you all. I saw identical (yellow legs, black and white abdomen and antennae, and green eyes) one on Google. I would think that it would be somewhere near sand, but I've accepted common names. Should be called the black and white daisy wasp, but then someone would tell me there are no black and white daisies. (Ah, but there are.)

Thanks again.
… Ethan Winning, 25 September, 2009 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

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