Animal Identification Game

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It’s an insect, and I think a bee rather than a mimetic fly; I also think the flower being visited is North American.
 
Difficult to guess from the photo, but it looks more a hoverfly to me.
The plant is Veronicastrum virginicum so yes, it's a North American plant.

Edit: Ouch, birdsandbats already said the plant :confused::confused:
 
It does look more mimic than bee, but I think nevertheless that it might be the Eastern Carpenter Bee Xylocopa virginica.
 
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