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Melissodes sp.
This little guy was packed with pollen! It is on a sunflower on my balcony.
Urban house and garden.
Spotted on Jul 22, 2011
Submitted on Aug 26, 2011
2 Comments
Thank you Juan! I believe it is the Melissodes species as they are common in the San Francisco Bay Area and love sunflowers. I will update the spotting.
Hi Misako, I think this is not a Honeybee but an Anthophorid bee