Name that insect?
2 years ago
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My mason bee houses have attracted a new visitor this year. Any ideas? My best guess is some sort of cuckoo bee… The holes are 5/16 of an inch, for scale. Sorry for the photo quality: phone camera from a distance. Portland OR.
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