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Perdita pilonotata
Perdita pilonotata is a species of mining bee in the family Andrenidae, described by Timberlake in 1980. It belongs to the large genus Perdita, which contains over 800 species of small, solitary bees native to North America. Members of this genus are typically specialist pollinators with narrow host plant associations. The species epithet 'pilonotata' refers to distinctive pilose (hairy) markings.