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Megachile perihirta, host of Stelis laticincta--in California? - Megachile perihirta
Copyright © 2016 Ray Peterson

Megachile perihirta, host of Stelis laticincta--in California? - Megachile perihirta
Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California, USA
September 29, 2016
Size: ~10mm?
I got one shot of this small, all-gray bee nectaring on Asclepias; then, gone. It was quite hairy, like thin fur almost, and uniformly light gray. Is it a coincidence that this ringer for Megachile campanulae was photographed a day after Stelis laticincta was recorded in the very same area (within 10 feet)? or is it just wishful thinking that I was lucky enough to get kleptoparasite and host species on subsequent days?

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Megachile perihirta, host of Stelis laticincta--in California? - Megachile perihirta Megachile perihirta, blond version - Megachile perihirta
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Contributed by Ray Peterson on 30 September, 2016 - 1:02am
Last updated 29 August, 2017 - 10:02pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 30 September, 2016 - 4:15am login or register to post comments

Megachile male
Likely perihirta

Note robust form and modified forelegs
… John S. Ascher, 30 September, 2016 - 4:13am login or register to post comments

 
Megachile male
It was in full sun, at eye level three feet in front of me; it appeared to be a uniform light gray: no yellow, no brown, and that--to be oxymoronic--made it strikingly muted.
… Ray Peterson, 30 September, 2016 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

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