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Bee for Eric. - Andrena prunorum
Copyright © 2006 Kildale

Bee for Eric. - Andrena prunorum
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
July 10, 2006
Just managed one shot of this ? bee. Eric likes the pollen sacks and this one shows them off good. Any ID of the bee would be great. Thanks.
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Contributed by Kildale on 11 July, 2006 - 12:28am
Last updated 4 October, 2006 - 5:55pm

Moved
Moved from Bees.
… Beatriz Moisset, 4 October, 2006 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

Andrena (Plastandrena) prunorum Cockerell, 1896
dark metasoma typical of BC population
… John S. Ascher, 25 September, 2006 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

Female Andrena (Andrenidae)
from the black pygidial triangle at the apex.
… Adalbert Goertz, 11 July, 2006 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Bee
Thank you for your post Adalbert.
… Kildale, 11 July, 2006 - 11:07pm login or register to post comments

I don't know at all:-)
Sorry to disappoint, but I don't know at all. I'd like Doug Yanega to see this one. He is the only authority I trust (who also visits this site:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 July, 2006 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Bee ID
Thank you both for the posts. Perhaps Doug Yanega may get to see it.
… Kildale, 11 July, 2006 - 2:18pm login or register to post comments

I'm not completely sure but c
I'm not completely sure but could this be a nomia sp.
… William Ericson, 11 July, 2006 - 12:44am login or register to post comments

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