Gallery: Beyond Honeybees: Now Wild Bees and Butterflies May Be in Trouble

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    Melissodes druriella

    *Melissodes druriella. Image: [Sam Droege](https://secure.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/14033124983/in/set-72157630468783226)/Flickr*
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    Bombus bifarius

    *Bombus bifarius. Image: [Sam Droege/Flickr](https://secure.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/14061491933/in/set-72157630468783226)*
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    Pearl Crescent

    *Phyciodes tharos*, the Pearl Crescent butterfly. *Image: [Brooke Alexander](https://secure.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/9717526071 )/Flickr*
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    Augochlora pura

    *Augochlora pura. Image: [Sam Droege](https://secure.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/12998263693/in/set-72157630468783226)/Flickr*
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    Lasioglossum paraforbesii

    *Lasioglossum paraforbesii. Image: [Sam Droege](https://secure.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/12279427864/in/set-72157630468783226)/Flickr*
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    Apple bark borer

    *Synanthedon pyri*, the apple bark borer moth. *Image: [Sam Droege](https://secure.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/9271270603)/Flickr*
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    Agapostemon coloradinus

    *Agapostemon coloradinus. [Image: Wayne Boo](https://secure.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/12229525165/in/set-72157630468783226 )/Flickr*
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    Dianthidium floridiense

    *Dianthidium floridiense. Image: [Sam Droege](https://secure.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/10966343116/in/set-72157630468783226)/Flickr*
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    Karner Blue

    *The endangered Karner Blue butterfly. Image: [Sam Droege](https://secure.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/9082983409)/Flickr*
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    Osmia atriventris

    *Osmia atriventris. Image: [Sam Droege](https://secure.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/10329239016/in/set-72157630468783226)/Flickr*
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