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Hylaeus euxanthus? - Hylaeus euxanthus
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Hylaeus euxanthus? - Hylaeus euxanthus
NHMLA Nature Gardens, Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 5, 2018
noted by John Ascher on iNaturalist as unusual/interesting all the way back in 2018

revisiting the observation today and I believe this is the introduced Hylaeus euxanthus and is possibly the oldest US record

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10680403

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Contributed by neontetraploid on 24 March, 2023 - 12:09pm
Last updated 28 March, 2023 - 12:33am

Moved
Moved from Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 28 March, 2023 - 12:33am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Zuparko, 25 March, 2023 - 10:23am

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