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Minnesota Dwarf Trout Lily (Erythronium propullans)Observer
wilder5865Description
I am positive this is Erythronium propullans. I was a roving volunteer naturalist at Nerstrand Big Woods.
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Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta ssp. bellii)Observer
jaimeintothenorthwoodsDescription
Baby turtle on the trail, smaller than a child's hand.
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Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)Observer
amandasminnesotaDescription
Invasive in Minnesota
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Family SiphlonuridaeObserver
madlandDescription
Very fast, used tail as frantic propulsion. Three tails, body “spikes”. The ID is a total guess.
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Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus ssp. macrurus)Observer
klstaley
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Unequal Cellophane Bee (Colletes inaequalis)Observer
dleaon1Description
bee at entrance to ground nest in loose, sandy soil. Likely Colletidae or Andrenidae
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White-clothed Longhorn (Tetraloniella albata)Observer
dleaon1Description
Bee, hair on head, thorax and abdomen, grey and light green in color, on Purple Prairie Clover
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Megachile brevisObserver
anita363Description
Megachile sp., perhaps M. brevis; per John Ascher. Female.
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Sunflower Mining Bee (Andrena helianthi)Observer
scottkingDescription
Sunflower Andrena
on Sunflower (Helianthus sp.)
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees (Genus Megachile)Observer
angeliquekDescription
A female leafcutter bee warming herself on her house
