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Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
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Copyright © 2021 Robin Wilson Gorham
Black Bee in Portulaca Flower 1 -
Melissodes bimaculatus
ANNANDALE, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
August 4, 2021
Size: <1 inch
Fast-moving bee collecting pollin in Portulaca grandiflora
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Contributed by
Robin Wilson Gorham
on 6 August, 2021 - 11:17am
Last updated 8 August, 2021 - 10:57pm
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John S. Ascher
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county field needs correction here and elsewhere
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