
What
Violets (Genus Viola)Observer
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leaves were more arrowhead/sagittate than rounded like sororia

What
Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)Observer
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leaves thick, rubbery

Photos / Sounds
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Pure Green-Sweat Bee (Augochlora pura)Observer
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Augochlora pura? in my backyard, May 2022

What
Augochlorine Sweat Bees (Tribe Augochlorini)Observer
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Augochlora pura? in my front yard, May 2022

Photos / Sounds
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Bumble Flower Beetle (Euphoria inda)Observer
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Euphoria india, bumble flower beetle, in my front yard, May 2022

Photos / Sounds
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Milwaukee Mining Bee (Andrena milwaukeensis)Observer
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Andrena captured on Aronia arbutifolia in my front yard, May 2022
Captured, chilled for photography, then returned to the plant it had been visiting.