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Osmia bucephala
Furry, yellow and black striped abdomen.
Wooded area
This individual is a male, as shown by its modified mid tarsi. Found at Barbara A. Beiser Field Station.
Spotted on May 18, 2011
Submitted on Aug 13, 2011
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Hi Kristal, thanks for your help! How do you know the specific genus? I need to learn a bit more about the bees and basic identification characteristics, and knowing that would help immensely.
This looks like a male solitary bee, probably an Osmia sp. (family Megachilidae).