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Ivory & dark brown Bee with striped, wasp-like abdomen and 2 faint pronotal dashes - Epeolus

Ivory & dark brown Bee with striped, wasp-like abdomen and 2 faint pronotal dashes - Epeolus
Madrona Marsh Preserve, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 3, 2011
Size: ~ 8 mm
Another Bee that looks like a Mining Bee that might belong in genus Calliopsis.

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Ivory & dark brown Bee with striped, wasp-like abdomen and 2 faint pronotal dashes - Epeolus Ivory & dark brown Bee with striped, wasp-like abdomen (T2 & T3 sport ivory flanges) and 2 faint pronotal dashes - Epeolus

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Epeolus
probably a male

"dashes" are on the scutum (mesonotum)

 
Awesome ! Thanks a lot Dr. Asher !
Your expertise is much appreciated !

This is the second time the delusive Nomadines take me for a ride ;-)

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