Agapostemon texanus angelicus (Halictidae) in Goldfield. - Agapostemon

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Agapostemon texanus angelicus (Halictidae) in Goldfield. - Agapostemon -

Goldfield at about 10,000 ft (N 38.72519° , W 105.12339°), Teller County, Colorado, USA
July 20, 2005
Size: L = 10 mm

Found on Oenothera coronopifolia - Cut-leaf Evening Primrose and on Convolvulus arvensis - Bindweed in Colorado Springs on June 25. All green, 4 weak white bands on green abd; pyg. furrow; honey-yellow wing stigma; I cannot distinguish between A. texanum and A.angelicum. On July 21 I found it on Geranium fremonti at Goldfield, elevation 10,000 ft, Teller County.

Contributed by Adalbert Goertz on 23 June, 2005 - 6:30pm
Last updated 28 June, 2007 - 11:18pm

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