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Photo#137079
Bee with huge pollen-collection  areas on tibia. - Centris atripes - female

Bee with huge pollen-collection areas on tibia. - Centris atripes - Female
Ironwood National Monument, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
August 14, 2007
Size: 1.5 cm

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Habitat of the two bees - Centris atripes Bee with huge pollen-collection  areas on tibia. - Centris atripes - female

Moved

Moved

Centris (Paracentris)
very likely C. atripes

definitely not C. rhodopus (the other image).

the scopa is on the tibia, not the femur (thighs)

 
Thanks for ID and corrections
Thanks for ID and corrections!

 
thanks for posting such interesting photos
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I'm glad you like the photos.
I'm glad you like the photos. They were about the only result of a trip that cost us a bumper and caused a punctured oilpan. But it was a beautiful ride!

Nice looking bee, but...
sweat pants in the desert? Really good photos; love those eyes!

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