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On penstemon flowers - Megachile - male
Copyright © 2012 Beatriz Moisset

On penstemon flowers - Megachile - Male
Pennypack Restoration Trust, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 3, 2012
Size: 12 mm
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On penstemon flowers - Megachile - male On penstemon flowers - Megachile - male On penstemon flowers - Megachile - male
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 6 June, 2012 - 4:58pm
Last updated 27 May, 2019 - 4:16pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutter and Resin Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 2 March, 2014 - 1:34am

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