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Eucerini - Melissodes communis - male
Copyright © 2006 Hartmut Wisch

Eucerini - Melissodes communis - Male
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 14, 2006
Size: ~11mm
This is an example of one of the males seeking nectar by piercing the base of the corolla. (see also nightly gathering place:1)
Not sure as to genus and species.
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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 24 June, 2006 - 11:58pm
Last updated 29 January, 2010 - 3:22pm

Moved
Moved from Melissodes robustior.
… John S. Ascher, 29 January, 2010 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Melissodes.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 4 November, 2007 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Digger bees.
… Beatriz Moisset, 11 November, 2006 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

Melissodes (Eumelissodes) robustior Cockerell, 1915
Seeing this image I'm now pretty confident in the ID (see comments on aggregation image) but with California Melissodes there is certainly room for doubt and I would welcome a critique of this det. from Doug Yanega or anyone else
… John S. Ascher, 25 September, 2006 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

 
still appear the same as specimens I had det.
as "robustior"

but I now think these are Melissodes communis alopex!

Sorry for the mixup
… John S. Ascher, 29 January, 2010 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John,
for the update! Checking my e-mail record, I never received this; perhaps the automatic update doesn't always function.
… Hartmut Wisch, 4 November, 2007 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

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