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7011778 - Megachile sculpturalis - male
Copyright © 2007 Rob Curtis

7011778 - Megachile sculpturalis - Male
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 20, 2007
Size: ~5/8"
Contributed by Rob Curtis on 24 September, 2007 - 4:55am
Last updated 4 December, 2010 - 7:34am

County?
Can you add the county to the data field? It helps when using advanced search and Google maps.
… Beatriz Moisset, 28 November, 2009 - 9:48am

Giant Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)
A somewhat weathered male.
… Richard Vernier, 24 September, 2007 - 5:21am

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