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Parnopes edwardsii
Copyright © 2020 Robin Agarwal

Parnopes edwardsii
Alameda, Alameda County, California, USA
July 4, 2020
Size: ~15 mm
On Mustard. Body shape was different from the more common green bees in the area (see other observations from this day). It was stockier, and the abdomen flared out at the bottom (see additional photos). The green was more "glittery" (less smooth), and the legs were green, not yellow. More photos and geodata: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51980116
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Contributed by Robin Agarwal on 8 July, 2020 - 5:54pm
Last updated 9 July, 2020 - 3:51pm

Moved
Moved from Chrysidinae.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 July, 2020 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

Expert opinion, yay!
Thank you to Dr. Lynn Kimsey, Cuckoo Wasp expert at UC Davis: " This is actually Parnopes edwardsii Cr. You can tell because it has 4 abdominal segments visible, instead of three and the apical margin of the last segment is spiculate." - Lynn
… Robin Agarwal, 9 July, 2020 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

Cropped and moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Cuckoo wasp.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 July, 2020 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

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