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Centris - Centris hoffmanseggiae
Copyright © 2008 Hartmut Wisch

Centris - Centris hoffmanseggiae
Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA
May 1, 2008
In Malacothrix glabrata (Desert Dandelion).
Thanks to John Ascher mentioning key characters (1 ), I can see the marginal cell's apex separated from the wing margin, and the characteristic shape of the submarginal cells.

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 1 May, 2008 - 11:59pm
Last updated 19 April, 2010 - 1:13pm

Moved
Moved from Centris hoffmanseggiae.
… John S. Ascher, 19 April, 2010 - 1:13pm

 
Thanks, John, for getting this bee
to species level.
… Hartmut Wisch, 19 April, 2010 - 11:34pm

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Paracentris.
… John S. Ascher, 19 April, 2010 - 1:13pm

I believe this is C. hoffmanseggiae
male
… John S. Ascher, 19 April, 2010 - 1:13pm

Moved
Moved from Centris.
… Hartmut Wisch, 3 May, 2008 - 6:04pm

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