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Augochlorella pomoniella, F, Side, Zion Nation Park, Utah_2013-12-30-14.28.34 ZS PMax

Image of Augochlorella pomoniella (Cockerell 1915)

Description:

A western Augochlorella species... this time from Zion National Park in Utah, known for its rock formations, but also protecting some darn nice bees. Kim Huntzinger identified this bad boy and Wayne Boo took the shot today and of course the staff of Zion did the bee catching. Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200, link to a .pdf of our set up is located in our profile

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USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab