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Pseudomasaris edwardsii - male
Copyright © 2007 Hartmut Wisch

Pseudomasaris edwardsii - Male
Eaton Canyon Natural Area, Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 28, 2007
Taking nectar in Phacelia distans .
ID from specimen, as well as photos, with help given by Dr. James N. Hogue (Dept. of Biology, CSUN, Northridge, CA).
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 28 April, 2007 - 10:15pm
Last updated 2 May, 2007 - 5:40pm

Moved
Moved from Pseudomasaris.
… Hartmut Wisch, 2 May, 2007 - 5:34pm

Cool!
I love these guys! Nice image.
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 April, 2007 - 5:00pm

 
Have a bunch more
from today, but haven't had time to sort through them.
… Hartmut Wisch, 1 May, 2007 - 3:44am

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