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Hymenoptera 7.11.2009 - Hylaeus
Copyright © 2009 Karl Volkman

Hymenoptera 7.11.2009 - Hylaeus
pack Forest, Near Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington, USA
July 11, 2009
A small hymenopteran found nectaring on the flowers of native and Himalayan blackberries

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Contributed by Karl Volkman on 13 July, 2009 - 2:48am
Last updated 13 July, 2009 - 9:36am

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Karl Volkman, 13 July, 2009 - 9:36am

Yellow-masked bee.
A bee in the genus Hylaeus, family Colletidae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 July, 2009 - 8:31am

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