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Bee - female
Copyright © 2006 Hartmut Wisch

Bee - Female
~2400 ft, Figueroa Mountain Road, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
September 25, 2006
Female bee (Anthophora sp.?), with distinctly brown, rather than black, flagellomeres, taking nectar in a Trichostema lanceolatum (Turpentine plant). There's probably not enough visual information for an ID; just thought they were cute. Actually, I was on the lookout for a bee fly associated with this plant, but was not successful.

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 1 October, 2006 - 8:47pm
Last updated 26 October, 2006 - 3:51pm

Turpentine plant locations
Have you tried Bob Allen on this? He's doing a book on native plants of Orange County. It is a very cute bee, and the flower coordinates nicely with its eyes.
… Ron Hemberger, 23 February, 2007 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

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