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Calliopsis - male - female
Copyright © 2005 Hartmut Wisch

Calliopsis - Male Female
Mount Pinos summit, elev.8,831ft (2692m), Western Transverse Ranges, Ventura County, California, USA
August 2, 2005
Size: estimate 9mm
Found these bees in copula flying, then landing, finally the male taking off and the female digging into sandy ground.
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 5 August, 2005 - 12:40am
Last updated 19 July, 2009 - 11:15am

Moved
Moved from Calliopsis.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 19 July, 2009 - 11:15am

Calliopsis
Calliopsis, subgenus Nomadopsis. See also #26888, 26890 - same species but different specimen.
… Hartmut Wisch, 11 August, 2005 - 9:08pm

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