I thought it was a worn down male H. pyrrithrix but it has the has the patterning of H. hirsutus! How fascinating.
Optimistically hunting male andrenids hovering around my raised bed. First bold jumper I've seen this season
Looks to be a mature male
I initially included these photos in the linked Observation; however, I've since realized that these are not of the same individual, as the abdomen here has darker patches.
@thomasbarbin curious your thoughts on this one. Found it along the shore at Beacon Hill and didn’t look like anything I’d seen before