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Bee - Hesperapis - male
Copyright © 2019 Tim Robinson

Bee - Hesperapis - Male
Anza Borrego Desert, San Diego County, California, USA
February 3, 2019
Found near East Butte.

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Contributed by Tim Robinson on 5 February, 2019 - 3:09pm
Last updated 5 February, 2019 - 10:39pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 5 February, 2019 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

Male - Mining Bee
11 flagellomeres = ♂
He has wings with only two sub-marginal cells. This might be a male Two-celled Andrena, Subgenus Diandrena.
… Bob Biagi, 5 February, 2019 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

 
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