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Small bee? (probably the same as the last I posted) - Hesperapis
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Small bee? (probably the same as the last I posted) - Hesperapis
Blue Canyon Trail, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
May 16, 2017
Size: <1cm
Seen on Calochortus splendens flower at 10:15AM
N34.5061113, W119.6067818 elev: ~450m

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Small bee? (probably the same as the last I posted) - Hesperapis Small bee? (probably the same as the last I posted) - Hesperapis
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Contributed by George Williams on 16 May, 2017 - 4:55pm
Last updated 17 May, 2017 - 7:01pm

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Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
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