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Bee at blazing-star - Megachile latimanus
Copyright © 2020 Gary Shackelford

Bee at blazing-star - Megachile latimanus
Milton, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
August 16, 2020
A bee at a blazing-star in a Wisconsin prairie. Unsure whether this is a honey bee (Apis mellifera) or a native bee.

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Bee at blazing-star - Megachile latimanus Bee at blazing-star - Megachile latimanus
Contributed by Gary Shackelford on 16 August, 2020 - 1:06pm
Last updated 19 August, 2020 - 1:37am

Species ID of blazing-star
The species of blazing-star is Liatris ligulistylis
… Gary Shackelford, 19 August, 2020 - 9:45am

Moved
Moved from Leafcutter, Resin, and Mortar Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 19 August, 2020 - 1:37am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Nathaniel Green, 16 August, 2020 - 5:27pm

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