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Nomada rubicunda, f, back, Minnesota
Yet more uncommon Nomada from Southern Minnesota. This one, Nomada rubicunda, is one that I associate with sandy areas and is, I believe, and Agapostemon nest parasite...likely A. splendens, only a few records in Maryland, but can be relatively common in sandhill country. This specimen was collected by Scott Leddy in his study of Prairie remnants in Southern Minnesota.
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