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Mining Bee in Flower - Megandrena enceliae - male
Copyright © 2008 Lynette Elliott

Mining Bee in Flower - Megandrena enceliae - Male

Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
April 1, 2008
Size: around 15mm?
One of the larger bees I saw out in the desert. This one looked almost dead....except I could see its abdomen pulsing. I'm guessing Megachilid.
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 10 April, 2008 - 10:27pm
Last updated 7 October, 2009 - 10:16am

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Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… Charley Eiseman, 7 October, 2009 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

Megandrena enceliae
male
… John S. Ascher, 10 April, 2008 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

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