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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies (Megachilidae) » Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives (Megachilinae) » Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, and Sharptail bees (Megachilini) » Sharptail Bees (Coelioxys) » Subgenus Boreocoelioxys (Coelioxys Subgenus Boreocoelioxys) » Coelioxys sayi
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Cuckoo leafcutter bee (male) - Coelioxys sayi - male
Copyright © 2015 Jatai

Cuckoo leafcutter bee (male) - Coelioxys sayi - Male
Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, New York, USA
July 25, 2015
Size: just over 1/3 inch
Is this a male Coelioxys sayi? Feeding on mountain mint.

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Contributed by Jatai on 25 July, 2015 - 4:00pm
Last updated 13 April, 2016 - 10:34am

Moved
Moved from Cuckoo-leaf-cutter Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 13 April, 2016 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
Male Says' Cuckoo Leafcutter
Thank you for such a specific ID. We are sure to see more of these this year, and it will be useful to know exactly what they are.

And again, thanks for reviewing such an old ID request.
… Jatai, 15 April, 2016 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 25 July, 2015 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

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