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green bee - Osmia ribifloris - female
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green bee - Osmia ribifloris - Female
pozo-santa margarita-creston, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
January 25, 2011
Size: 7-8mm
Agapostemon texanus? On Arctostaphylos Austin Griffin.
Contributed by nativeplants on 26 January, 2011 - 10:23pm
Last updated 13 March, 2014 - 8:16pm

Moved
Moved from Mason Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 3 March, 2014 - 7:54am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 27 January, 2011 - 11:07am

Osmia
female
… John S. Ascher, 27 January, 2011 - 11:06am

I think
this is an Osmia... But I could be wrong. Definitely doesn't look like A. texanus to me-
… J. Anderson, 27 January, 2011 - 6:20am

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