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Xylocopa californica diamesa
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Copyright © 2006
Hartmut Wisch
Xylocopa californica
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Off Angeles Crest Highway, ~6000 ft, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, USA
August 18, 2006
Size: ~24mm
Nectaring on Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Rabbitbrush)
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Contributed by
Hartmut Wisch
on 20 August, 2006 - 8:43pm
Last updated 25 October, 2006 - 12:55am
Moved
Moved from
California Carpenter Bee
.
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Hartmut Wisch
, 25 October, 2006 - 12:55am
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subspecies diamesa Hurd
male not female
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John S. Ascher
, 29 September, 2006 - 7:33pm
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I read about
diamesa
, but didn't know how to tell other than possibly by the area. Thanks also for the gender correction.
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Hartmut Wisch
, 29 September, 2006 - 7:46pm
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