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Megachile centuncularis
Spotted on May 1, 2012
Submitted on May 1, 2012
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Female Megachilid Bee. They have a furry "belly" called a pollen basket, where they collect pollen ( instead of on the legs like honeybees, bumble bees and some other species of bees).
Genus Megachile: http://bugguide.net/node/view/7751
Many of these look very similar and are difficult to tell species apart.