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Andrenidae ?? - Colletes slevini - female
Copyright © 2007 Gary McDonald

Andrenidae ?? - Colletes slevini - Female
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
August 22, 2007
Size: about 10 mm
My best guess is another Andrenid. Saw it in our garden, live oak/chaparral habitat.

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Andrenidae ?? - Colletes slevini - female Andrenidae ?? - Colletes slevini - female
Contributed by Gary McDonald on 26 August, 2007 - 12:34pm
Last updated 8 June, 2012 - 10:00pm

Moved
Moved from Cellophane bees.
… John S. Ascher, 8 June, 2012 - 10:00pm

possibly Colletes slevini
but I'm not certain
… John S. Ascher, 26 August, 2007 - 7:42pm

Cellophane Bee (Colletes sp.) - female
Very nice close-up of a typical member of this highly attractive genus.
… Richard Vernier, 26 August, 2007 - 5:00pm

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