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Digging bee - Colletes inaequalis

Digging bee - Colletes inaequalis
Pheasant Branch Conservancy, Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
March 21, 2012
These bees were busy digging in sandy soil on a (relatively) warm March day.

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"Mining bee"?
My guess is that this is an Andrena, but it could potentially be some other Andrenidae. Cool nest shot! :)

 
Cellophane bee
Wow I was WAY off!
Thanks John :)