
This male Andrea perplexa was caught in Maryland on 16th May.
Photograph by Sam Droege, USGS
This tricoloured bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) is from the Adirondacks in New York State.
Photograph by Sam Droege, USGS
A rare specimen indeed Triepeolus monardae hadn't been seen for 20 years until a researcher found one in a Georgia longleaf pine plantation two years ago.
Photograph by Sam Droege, USGS
This may look like a bee—it had even Droege fooled when he caught it in Maryland—but it's actually a fly (Microdon) masquerading as a bee.
Photograph by Sam Droege, USGS
This super tiny bee is a male Certain tricolour and it's about half the size of a grain of rice.
Photograph by Sam Droege, USGS
This girl is far from home. A Pachyanthidium, this bee is native to Africa.
Photograph by Sam Droege, USGS
This species Colletes hederae is native to England and is a specialist on ivy.
Photograph by Sam Droege, USGS