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Bembix sp.
About 12-14 millimeters in body length, males slightly larger. Colored as shown.
First image is female, last image male. Both genders were taking nectar from a lone, blooming saltcedar tree (Tamarix sp.) in a vast open field of degraded shortgrass prairie with yucca, sunflower, prickly-pear cacti, and scattered elm trees.
Males also stake out territories and are more apt to be seen sprawled briefly on the ground.
Spotted on Jun 12, 2012
Submitted on Jan 12, 2014
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