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Megachile (Xanthosarus?) - Megachile - male
Copyright © 2009 Hartmut Wisch

Megachile (Xanthosarus?) - Megachile - Male
Onion Valley, elev. 2800m, Sierra Nevada, Inyo County, California, USA
August 7, 2009
Looks close to a Megachile (Xanthosarus) perihirta I observed in B.C. a couple of years ago.
This male is taking nectar in Helenium bigelovii.

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Megachile (Xanthosarus?) - Megachile - male Megachile (Xanthosarus?) - Megachile - male
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 25 August, 2009 - 9:48pm
Last updated 25 September, 2009 - 12:25pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 September, 2009 - 12:25pm

could be M. perihirta
but I'm not certain
… John S. Ascher, 26 August, 2009 - 1:31am

 
Thanks again, John -
Should I file this under M. (Xanthosarus), or just Megachile?
… Hartmut Wisch, 26 August, 2009 - 10:32am

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