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Osmia sp.
Roughly 10 millimeters in body length, wholly metallic green in color as shown.
The bee was one of several visiting Penstemon flowers in a vacant lot in a residential neighborhood. Lot is a field of very short grass, wild alfalfa, and a variety of wildflowers. Unfortunately, the property owners mow it regularly.
This is a species in the subgenus Melanosmia.
Spotted on May 25, 2013
Submitted on Jan 20, 2014
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