Hawaiian Insects

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Hylaeus strenuus Keaau 8969

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Hylaeus strenuus, a recently-introduced bee from India, on Erythrina sandwicensis, wiliwili. Keaau Valley, Makua-Keaau FR. This is a typically bird-pollinated flower, and no other bees here have been seen visiting it.