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Mason Bees (Osmia)
Photo#540134
Copyright © 2011
Jim Moore
Mason Bee? -
Osmia
McKenzie Meadows, north side of Goodrich Mtn. near Westwood, Lassen County, California, USA
June 16, 2009
Size: Nose to wingtip - 8.5mm
Perhaps a mason Bee
(
1
)
? Much more hairy than my previous green mason bee
(
2
)
My thanks for any further ID help!
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Contributed by
Jim Moore
on 5 July, 2011 - 2:51am
Last updated 31 January, 2014 - 12:44pm
Moved
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Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees
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John S. Ascher
, 5 July, 2011 - 9:02pm