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Agapostemon of some kind - Agapostemon texanus - male
Copyright © 2008 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Agapostemon of some kind - Agapostemon texanus - Male
sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA
October 14, 2007
Can the species be identified?

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 20 January, 2008 - 7:14pm
Last updated 21 January, 2008 - 11:04pm

it is most likely A. texanus
but I can't be certain from this image
… John S. Ascher, 20 January, 2008 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

 
A. texanus is a new direction to look at
John, when you say "from this image" it makes me wonder if another angle would be useful. I took a lot of pictures (the shotgun approach, you know), but hanging over a neighbor's fence does limit one's positioning options :)
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 20 January, 2008 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Wouldn't this also be the mal
Wouldn't this also be the male of the species?
… Dennis Haines, 20 January, 2008 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Your right, Dennis!
I didn't get a picture of a female with no yellow, I think I saw one, but I can't be sure.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 21 January, 2008 - 1:12am login or register to post comments

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