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Andrena prunorum
Photo#46206
Copyright © 2006
Hartmut Wisch
Andrenid bee -
Andrena prunorum
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Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens, Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA
March 29, 2006
Size: 10-12mm
Feeding in Ceanothus cuneatus var. fascicularis. Brightly colored, very fast insect; obvious in a shrub otherwise dominated by honey bees.
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Contributed by
Hartmut Wisch
on 30 March, 2006 - 12:27am
Last updated 15 November, 2010 - 6:58pm
Moved
Moved from
Mining Bees
.
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Hartmut Wisch
, 29 September, 2006 - 8:51pm
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Andrena (Plastandrena) prunorum Cockerell, 1896
male
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John S. Ascher
, 29 September, 2006 - 7:05pm
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Andrenid bee (Andrenidae) - male
Very similar to a female submitted from New Mexico two days ago, except that abdominal cuticle is less extensively red (limited to a part of 2nd urotergite). Sexual dimorphism, as well as geographical variation, could explain this difference.
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Richard Vernier
, 30 March, 2006 - 6:12am
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Doeringiella?
How about a cuckoo bee like Doeringiella (Triepeolus)?
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Adalbert Goertz
, 15 May, 2006 - 11:50pm
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Andrenid
Thanks, Richard! I haven't found the image from New Mexico yet. Perhaps I'll see this insect again this weekend and take some better shots.
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Hartmut Wisch
, 30 March, 2006 - 11:20am
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