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Pseudomasaris edwardsii
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Copyright © 2010
Alice Abela
Pollen Wasp -
Pseudomasaris edwardsii
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Santa Barbara County, California, USA
June 4, 2010
Size: ~1.5cm
Pseudomasaris edwardsii? Found in sandy clearing in Burton Mesa chaparral
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Contributed by
Alice Abela
on 5 June, 2010 - 1:52am
Last updated 6 June, 2010 - 4:33pm
Nice Photo, Alice :-)
Love this genus...they're fun to observe! Males will patiently patrol isolated patches of flowers (
Phacelia
for some species like here, or
Penstemon
for others), waiting for the busy females who move from patch to patch collecting pollen. I find they have lots of "personality".
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Aaron Schusteff
, 4 July, 2015 - 6:27pm
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Received ID confirmation from Hartmut Wisch:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44150996@N06/4670405215/
. Individual photographed adjacent to clump of Phacelia ramosissima.
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Alice Abela
, 6 June, 2010 - 4:36pm
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Alice Abela
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