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Augochlora pura
This solitary female will visit many species of flowers to collect pollen and then use the pollen to create a pollen ball or nectar which they place in supply cells of the nest. They nest in soft, rotting, dead wood or inside preexisting tunnels of wood-boring insects.
Spotted on Jul 18, 2013
Submitted on Jul 18, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks Mark. They seem to prefer the Thai basil in my garden. They move fast though. Finally got a shot of one... :-)
Good looking bee.