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. - Centris Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA May 31, 2012 Size: 2cm
About 100 of these large, loud,light brown bees in desert Willow tree. My first instinct was they are Diadasia but seemed different in color.
Contributed by Liz Baker-Bullock on 31 May, 2012 - 8:30pm Last updated 5 May, 2023 - 4:06am |