Agapostemon? - Agapostemon texanus

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Agapostemon? - Agapostemon texanus -

Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA
July 20, 2012
Size: Approx. 11 mm

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Agapostemon? - Agapostemon texanus - male

Contributed by nvhamlett@gmail.com on 21 July, 2012 - 2:13pm
Last updated 23 August, 2012 - 8:03pm

Moved

Moved from Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps.

… Keng-Lou James Hung, 22 July, 2012 - 12:24am

Yes, Agapostemon

Very likely A. texanus: note swollen hind femur with small tooth near the apex, black base of metasoma T1, and southern California distribution.
Great shot of a beautiful, and often fast-cruising, bee! :)

… Keng-Lou James Hung, 22 July, 2012 - 12:23am

Thanks!

Thank you so much! A. texanus will be a new addition to our field station invert list.

These bees really do zip around – mostly they look like blurs with a flash of green. Fortunately, quite a few of them were on these flowers, and eventually some stopped on flowers long enough to photograph.

… nvhamlett@gmail.com, 22 July, 2012 - 3:10pm

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