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Ribes indecorum bee - Andrena - female
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Ribes indecorum bee - Andrena - Female
creston/pozo/santa margarita, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
February 6, 2010
Size: 1cm
This bee was working the flowers of the Ribes indecorum, then resting on a leaf.

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Contributed by nativeplants on 6 February, 2011 - 10:45pm
Last updated 13 February, 2011 - 4:30pm

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 11 February, 2011 - 9:26am

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 7 February, 2011 - 11:00am

 
Andrena (Dactylandrena) female
The CA species of this subgenus of Ribes specialists are:

Andrena (Dactylandrena) caliginosa Viereck, 1916
Andrena (Dactylandrena) porterae Cockerell, 1900
Andrena (Dactylandrena) submaura Linsley, 1938

Good find!

would have received attention earlier in ID Request
… John S. Ascher, 11 February, 2011 - 9:26am

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