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Megachile rotundata, F, Back, MD, Cecil County_2013-07-08-18.28.02 ZS PMax

Image of Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee

Description:

A purposefully introduced bee, used, at times, in the pollination of alfalfa and other crops, but now widely naturalized and can be found throughout North America, particularly in urban or disturbed areas. Collected by Tim McMahon in Cecil County Maryland and photographed by Brooke Alexander

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USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab