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Wrong Grey Bee - _TNY_1501

I initially thought this bee from my mother-in-law's garden outside Härnösand, Sweden, in late July (of 2017) was a female ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria), but then someone helpful pointed out that A. cineraria is a spring species and as late in the season as July 30th, this instead should be a grey-banded mining bee (Andrena denticulata) which makes much sense.

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Uploaded on February 15, 2025
Taken on July 30, 2017