western leaf-cutter bee & purple loosestrife

September 7, 2021 • Rooster Rock State Park • Multnomah County, Oregon

Coordinates: 45.55055,-122.23127 (click for map)
western leaf-cutter bee & purple loosestrife (Megachile perihirta, Lythrum salicaria) [Rooster Rock State Park, Multnomah County, Oregon]
Filename: 20210907-143711.jpg 2011x1508 pixels, ISO 200, f5.0 @ 1/1000 sec
Megachile perihirta, Lythrum salicaria

The loosestrife is a weed. (The bee is not.)

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