Panurginus cressoniellus? (Andrenidae) on Pikes Peak - Panurginus

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Panurginus cressoniellus? (Andrenidae) on Pikes Peak - Panurginus -

Pikes Peak at timberline, elevation 12000 ft, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
June 24, 2006
Size: L = 5 mm

Found on Geum rossii - Ross Avens. Note the separated vein stigma "island" which seems to be diagnostic for Panurginus and Pseudopanurgus. The female shows the pygidial black triangle at the apex.

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Panurginus cressoniellus? (Andrenidae) on Pikes Peak - Panurginus - female

Contributed by Adalbert Goertz on 26 June, 2006 - 10:23am
Last updated 29 December, 2007 - 4:17pm

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