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cuckoo bee - Epeolus lectoides
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cuckoo bee - Epeolus lectoides
Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
July 9, 2022
I was only able to get a couple decent photos so a species ID is probably not possible, but this cuckoo bee has markings very similar to Epeolus lectoides.

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Contributed by Larry Reis on 29 December, 2022 - 8:06am
Last updated 26 June, 2023 - 9:11am

Moved
Moved from Epeolini.
… John S. Ascher, 26 June, 2023 - 9:11am

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