At the bottom of the hill, I found these:
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| Sweet rocket, Hesperis matronalis |
And this:
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| Bee or bee mimic?* |
*Update: Sweat bee, Lasioglossum. BugGuide id.
More from this lane, tomorrow. And there's a beach down at the bottom, a beach not made for walkers, all loose, round stones through the upper zone. I fell and bashed my legs and cut my foot, so the visit was cut short, and I took few photos. But I'll be back!
Sounds like it was a bad place to fall - all those loose rocks must have hurt - hope you are healing quickly.
ReplyDeleteI'd vote for "bee", even though it's not any bee I've seen before. Antennae are long; eyes are oval. Not sure if those are accurate differentiators for bees, but that's how I've differentiated in the past from mimics.
ReplyDeleteI've got an id from BugGuide. It's a sweat bee, Lasioglossum genus. http://bugguide.net/node/view/1234240#2158481
DeleteTim, Yes, I thought it would be a bee because of the antennae, too, but I can't find an id for it. I'll send it to BugGuide.
ReplyDeleteNora, yes, the blackberries are vicious. And I got into some thistles, too; spines all over my fingers. The dangers of our benign Pacific Northwest!
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