Megachile rotundata, F, Face, MD, Cecil County_2013-07-08-183445 ZS PMax_10825248485_o 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, part

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Megachile rotundata, F, Face, MD, Cecil County_2013-07-08-183445 ZS PMax_10825248485_o 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 Megachile rotundata, F, Face, MD, Cecil ZS PMax

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