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Pseudomethoca propinqua
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Copyright © 2009
dhilkey
Velvet Ant -
Pseudomethoca propinqua
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Bitterbrush SWA, Moffat County, Colorado, USA
August 28, 2009
In sandy area in NW Colorado on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant.
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Contributed by
dhilkey
on 30 August, 2009 - 11:29am
Last updated 30 August, 2009 - 1:14pm
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margarethe brummermann
, 30 August, 2009 - 1:14pm
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Pseudomethoca propinqua
This is the male of Pseudomethoca propinqua, which has interesting coloration for a Pseudomethoca species.
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Kevin Williams
, 30 August, 2009 - 12:40pm
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