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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Centridine Bees (Centridini) » Centris » Subgenus Paracentris (Centris Subgenus Paracentris) » Centris cockerelli
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This never happens.... - Centris cockerelli
Copyright © 2009 Eric R. Eaton

This never happens.... - Centris cockerelli
Tucson, Santa Cruz River Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA
April 16, 2009
...a Centris that has landed and is sitting still! LOL! These are among the most frenetic bees I know of. This one just needed a rest, apparently. Santa Cruz River Park is a linear park frequented by runners, walkers, and hobos. It is basically a channelized "wash" (arroyo) with the din of Interstate 10 on one side and an office park and residential neighborhood on the other. Still, I am surprised by the insect and bird diversity there. Imaged this in early afternoon with a Canon SX10 IS in "auto" mode with "macro" function, cropping the resulting image.

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This never happens.... - Centris cockerelli This never happens.... - Centris cockerelli
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Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 17 April, 2009 - 11:23pm
Last updated 22 December, 2009 - 9:49pm

cockerelli is the usual spring species
the similar atripes flies in late summer
… John S. Ascher, 22 December, 2009 - 9:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Paracentris.
… John S. Ascher, 22 December, 2009 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

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