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Urbane Digger bee - Anthophora urbana
Copyright © 2018 Matthew Priebe

Urbane Digger bee - Anthophora urbana
South Lake Tahoe, Placer County, California, USA
September 9, 2017
This beautiful bee was in flower meadows of the high Sierras.

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Contributed by Matthew Priebe on 31 January, 2018 - 2:05pm
Last updated 1 February, 2018 - 12:28pm

That's the one! Thanks.
Moved from Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps.
… Matthew Priebe, 1 February, 2018 - 12:25pm

Just a maybe...
... perhaps species Anthophora urbana - Urbane Digger. See here: (1).

Nice photos!
… Jim Moore, 31 January, 2018 - 3:25pm

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