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Copyright © 2008 Hartmut Wisch

Andrena (Trachandrena) cleodora melanodora - Andrena cleodora -

Islip Saddle area, ~6,600ft., San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 2, 2008
Size: 9-10 mm

Gathering pollen in Ceanothus cordulatus (Mountain whitethorn).
Probably impossible to get beyond genus. (Facial fovea and wing venation make me think its Andrena).

For a male from the same location please see this post: 1 .

ID by John S. Ascher (please see his comments below).

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Andrena (Trachandrena) cleodora melanodora - Andrena cleodora - female

Andrena (?) - Andrena cleodora - female

Andrena (?) - Andrena cleodora - female

Andrena (?) - Andrena cleodora - female

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 3 June, 2008 - 8:43am
Last updated 7 December, 2009 - 3:33pm

Moved

Moved from Andrena cleodora.

… John S. Ascher, 7 December, 2009 - 3:33pm

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Andrena (Trachandrena) cleodora melanodora

Cockerell, 1932

female

"Probably impossible to get beyond genus"

Subspecific ID is possible thanks to the quality of your photos and the various views they provide.

See Laberge, 1973:326-327 for confirming details such as range.

Text from this revision is available here:
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Andrena+cleodora_melanodora

Key passages:

"The female of cleodora is similar to that of cupreotincta in the black scopae, black hairs of the head and abdomen, long apical tergal areas and coarse sculpture. The female of cleodora can be distinguished from that of cupreotincta by the apical tergal areas being almost impunctate"

"A. cleodora exhibits a clearly marked, geographical race in southern California which is recognized below as a subspecies.
"females of this subspecies are readily recognized by having the vestiture entirely black."

… John S. Ascher, 3 June, 2008 - 11:13am

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WOW - thanks, John -

Your help and comments are simply precious!

… Hartmut Wisch, 3 June, 2008 - 11:40am

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