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Osmia lignaria propinqua - Osmia lignaria - female
Copyright © 2008 Hartmut Wisch

Osmia lignaria propinqua - Osmia lignaria - Female
Above Alamo Pintado Creek, off Figueroa Mtn. Rd., ~1370 ft., Santa Barbara County, California, USA
March 21, 2008
Size: 8.5 mm

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Osmia lignaria propinqua - Osmia lignaria - female Osmia lignaria propinqua - Osmia lignaria - female Osmia lignaria propinqua - Osmia lignaria - female
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 23 March, 2008 - 4:05pm

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