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Svastra obliqua
About 16 millimeters in body length, robust; colored as shown
Visiting various flowers in a vast open field of degraded shortgrass prairie with common sunflower (Helianthus anuus), yucca, prickly-pear cacti, and scattered elm trees.
This is a common bee here, especially on sunflower. Males look nothing like females and could easily be mistaken for another species.
Spotted on Jul 10, 2012
Submitted on Jan 19, 2014
1 Comment
amazing bee, perfect picture!