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Now you see it; now you don't. - Xenoglossodes pomonae - female
Copyright © 2008 Ron Hemberger

Now you see it; now you don't. - Xenoglossodes pomonae - Female
Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
July 18, 2008
What I call "touch and go" feeders, moving quickly from one bloom to another with no apparent regard for the photographer. Fun to watch, horrid to shoot.

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Now you see it; now you don't. - Xenoglossodes pomonae - female Now you see it; now you don't. - Xenoglossodes pomonae - female
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 18 July, 2008 - 8:12pm
Last updated 23 November, 2009 - 2:10pm

Congratulations, Ron -
and thanks to John Ascher for the ID. Now I'll just have to find this bee around Claremont; apparently one of the Cockerell bees.
… Hartmut Wisch, 12 April, 2010 - 11:56pm login or register to post comments

 
C'mon down sometime
Nix is small. The part I inhabit includes the parking lot, a short trail, and some incredibly fertile (sometimes) concrete steps. This is the place to go for the oddball stuff. Across the street and down a bit is James Dilley Greenbelt Preserve, where I find flies and wasps. It's a little slow right now, but more flowers are starting to come out so I'm hopeful.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 April, 2010 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Long-horned bees.
… John S. Ascher, 19 November, 2009 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

Tetraloniella (T.) pomonae (Cockerell, 1915)
female

note black flagellum and distinctive tergal hair pattern

There is a published record for Laguna Beach (see LaBerge, 2001:137)
… John S. Ascher, 19 November, 2009 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Full text
of the LaBerge paper (1)
… Hartmut Wisch, 22 January, 2018 - 12:01am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John
For help here and with the mis-identified squash bees.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 November, 2009 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

probably Tetraloniella
note the appressed metasomal hairs forming apical bands, unlike most Melissodes which have looser subapical hair bands

This reminds me of Tetraloniella pomonae but I need to check specimens to be sure of the generic and species ID.
… John S. Ascher, 19 July, 2008 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. I'll hold onto this for awhile.
May have photos of others from a different park.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 July, 2008 - 11:12pm login or register to post comments

From a non-expert view I woul
From a non-expert view I would guess that this is a Melissodes. I had one posted two years ago that looks somewhat similar but I can't say that yours is the same species.
… Ilona L., 19 July, 2008 - 1:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Illona.
Melissodes does look good. Hopefully Dr. Ascher will have something to say on this one.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 July, 2008 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

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