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bee with white bands on abdomen - Colletes - female

bee with white bands on abdomen - Colletes - Female
Cardinal Marsh, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
August 14, 2021
Size: ~9 mm
I think this is a cellophane bee. The last photo in this series shows this female along with a male.

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Thanks for confirming that this is a cellophane bee in the genus Colletes, John. I haven't found a cellophane bee at Cardinal Marsh this late in the season before.

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