Centris decolorata Lepeletier
Centris decolorata male face. Photo taken by S.G. Prado
C_decolotata male face. Photo taken by USGS BIML
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C_decolotata male side. Photo taken by USGS BIML
Largest centris species 16-20mm long
- Females:
- Abdomen is greenish and the thorax is covered with hairs that are beige and paler on the sides
- Males:
- Similar to females but the abdomen is less obviously greenish and there are short yellow stripes on the side of segments 2-5.
For more details see Phylogeny of the World Anthophorini (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apidae) by ANDREAS DUBITZKY, in Systematic Entomology,
Volume 32, Issue 4, pages 585–600
-Sara Guiti Prado- Ph.D. 