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Sunflower burrowing-resin bee (Paranthidium jugatorium)
Megachilidae > Paranthidium > Paranthidium jugatorium Sunflower burrowing-resin bee (Paranthidium jugatorium) is an uncommon, distinctive bee found on sunflowers. P. jugatorium is common in both forests and nearby gardens within their range, but in the northeast, this range is seemingly restricted to high-elevation alkaline soils such as the Berkshires in Massachusetts or the Green Mountains…