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mining bee

andrenid family

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Field Notes

Description:

wings smokey to dark,pollen brush on most of hind

Habitat:

forest edge

Notes:

important pollinators

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
BrandonBlount
It is definitely a Carpenter Bee. We have been invaded by them here. 75 bore holes in one beam in the barn this year... Wet year, means lots of flowers, lots of flowers means lots of bees.
Juan DiTrani
I think your pictures should be on Arthropods category instead
Juan DiTrani
Hi Dennis, I think this is a Carpenter bee, probably Xylocopa virginica
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2011

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