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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Digger Bees (Anthophorini) » Digger Bees (Anthophora) » Subgenus Anthophora (Anthophora Subgenus Anthophora) » Anthophora villosula
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Small stout bee about 1 cm in length- maybe a Anthophora villosula? - Anthophora villosula - male
Copyright © 2022 Keith Allen

Small stout bee about 1 cm in length- maybe a Anthophora villosula? - Anthophora villosula - Male
Rockville, Maryland, USA, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
April 8, 2022
Size: about 1 cm
Possibly a Digger bee- Anthophora villosula? Hovered quite a bit before landing. Pictured on a Rhododendron leaf which is 3.5 cm across.
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Contributed by Keith Allen on 10 April, 2022 - 10:57am
Last updated 5 April, 2023 - 8:08am

Moved
Moved from Digger Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 5 April, 2023 - 8:08am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Male - The dark hairs on the thorax and the golden hairs all over, (mixed with white) should help to narrow down the species.
I like the tufts of dark hairs on his mid-legs, but I'm not sure how uncommon that feature is. (tickle-hairs)
… Bob Biagi, 11 April, 2022 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

Agreeing Digger Bees (Anthophorini),
Unsure which species, others may determine it, Habropoda laboriosa also has some similarities for example in face mask.
… bdagley, 11 April, 2022 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

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