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Andrena on Geranium maculatum - Andrena

Andrena on Geranium maculatum - Andrena
Lake Meyer Park, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
June 16, 2019
Size: ~9 mm
This dark Andrena bee was collecting pollen from wild geranium (G. maculatum). It does resemble the pictures I've seen of A. distans but maybe there are similar Andrena bees that also routinely visit cranesbill flowers.

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