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Centris bee? - Anthophora californica
Copyright © 2020 Jim Burns

Centris bee? - Anthophora californica
Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
September 22, 2020
Size: 1 centimeter
This bee was very active and very fast, slightly smaller than a Honey Bee. I believe it may be a species of centris bee, but the banded abdomen doesn't seem right. It was collenting pollen in a flower garden, buzzing around Lantana and Bluebell. Thanks.
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Contributed by Jim Burns on 23 September, 2020 - 9:57am
Last updated 27 September, 2020 - 10:12am

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 27 September, 2020 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Probably one of the Digger Bees
… Nathaniel Green, 23 September, 2020 - 10:08am login or register to post comments

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