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Nomia nevadensis
little bigger than a yellow jacket. has partial fuzz on its smooth body. It has short yellow hairs covering body, forming bands on abdomen. smoky wings
Pyramid Lake. shore line of sand, rocks & tufa rocks & around the flowers that it's on it the photo & next to the dirt roads. also lots of sage & rabbit brush. lives in open sites with alkaline or clay soils, which is what Pyramid Lake is
it doesn't seem to make a buzzing sound like a bee & wings when at rest sit like a flies wings, not a bee.
Spotted on Jul 15, 2012
Submitted on Jul 16, 2012
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