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S. Urquhart

IMG 0042

Another of these very colorful bees. Notice the striping on the abdomen and the irridescent coloration where there is no fuzz. Even the dot on the thorax has a sort of raku-coloring. And this irridescence was visible to the naked eye and not just something that shows on the photograph.

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title IMG 0042

country United States

state/province Oklahoma

county Comanche

city/place Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

latitude 34°46′00″N

longitude 98°42′01″W

MAP decimal latitude_longitude ••• 34°46′00″N_98°42′01″W

when yyyymmdd hr:mn 20110508 4:00pm

who S. Urquhart

method/camera Canon Supershot SX120IS

plant/host/prey Green Milk Weed

best guess identification Xylocopa virginica texana

notes Compare to: http://bugguide.net/node/view/174630

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