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Perdita interrupta - female
Copyright © 2014 Hartmut Wisch

Perdita interrupta - Female
near Canyon de la Lecheria, Tejon Ranch, Kern County, California, USA
April 20, 2013
Size: ≤ 6 mm
Visiting Eschscholzia californica.
Perhaps ssp. kernensis with abdominal band on T5 almost entire (small gap), and T6 entire. Rest isn't so clear, and I don't have the specimen.
Fun to watch her pack pollen.
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 12 March, 2014 - 11:42pm

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