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Megachile Bee, female

Megachile sp.

Description:

Medium sized bee. Dark body with thin white stripes on abdomen. Fur on underside of abdomen, called a pollen basket, for collecting pollen (see picture 4).

Habitat:

Suburban backyard garden.

Notes:

Very difficult to speciate. Interesting little bees though.

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ForestDragon
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ForestDragon

New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2012
Submitted on Jan 11, 2013

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