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Bombus sp 2 - Habropoda laboriosa
Copyright © 2018 Dowa05

Bombus sp 2 - Habropoda laboriosa
Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
April 28, 2018
Size: 1 inch

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Bombus sp 2 - Habropoda laboriosa Bombus sp 2 - Habropoda laboriosa
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Contributed by Dowa05 on 29 May, 2018 - 8:21am
Last updated 31 May, 2018 - 1:02pm

Moved
Moved from Blueberry Digger.
… hg, 31 May, 2018 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… hg, 31 May, 2018 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

Megachilid
This looks more like a bumblebee-mimic megachilid. There are a few species in Osmia and Megachile that resemble Bombus but note the much larger head.
… Molly Jacobson, 29 May, 2018 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the insights!
Thank you for the insights!
… Dowa05, 29 May, 2018 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

 
Yw, but hard to know for sure
If you could crop the image any it would help us see more detail, which could get you a better ID.
… Molly Jacobson, 29 May, 2018 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

 
crop uploaded
Thank you very much
… Dowa05, 29 May, 2018 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
You've replaced the photo with a different angle
You can upload both angles by using the 'add photo' button. This bee is frustrating me a little bit haha, so I'll wait to see what an expert has to say. It's got the right body shape for a megachilid but without being able to see if the scopae are on the abdomen I'm hesitant.
… Molly Jacobson, 29 May, 2018 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

 
On second thought
I might also consider the Blueberry Digger:

But I'll let the experts take it from here.
(Apologies for the real-time thought process on this one)
… Molly Jacobson, 29 May, 2018 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

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