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Brachygastra mellifica? - Brachygastra mellifica - female
Copyright © 2018 Ted Lee Eubanks

Brachygastra mellifica? - Brachygastra mellifica - Female
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
March 29, 2018
I have only seen Brachygastra mellifica in the fall in Austin, but I have been looking for them to appear in the spring. Need confirmation. This is also the first time I have been one nectaring on guajolote.
Contributed by Ted Lee Eubanks on 29 March, 2018 - 5:14pm
Last updated 19 June, 2020 - 11:20pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 March, 2018 - 5:24pm

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