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Hemipepsis ustulata
Roughly 35-40 millimeters in body length, matte black in color with no blue iridescent reflections. Orange wings as shown.
Nectaring on a lone, blooming saltcedar tree (Tamarix sp.) in a vast, degraded shortgrass prairie habitat with yucca, sunflower, and scattered elm trees.
Hemipepsis is a spring/fall genus, replaced by Pepsis during the summer months.
Spotted on Jun 14, 2012
Submitted on Jan 9, 2014
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