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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) » Leafcutter and Resin Bees (Megachile) » Subgenus Litomegachile (Megachile Subgenus Litomegachile) » Flat-tailed Leaf-cutter Bee (Megachile mendica)
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Bee - Megachile mendica - male
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Schueman

Bee - Megachile mendica - Male
Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
July 21, 2007
Size: ~8mm
Numerous on my Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta). In same area as the Coelioxys sp I posted previously.
Megachile sp?

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Bee - Megachile mendica - male Bee - Megachile mendica - male Bee - Megachile mendica - male
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Contributed by Stephen Schueman on 22 July, 2007 - 2:00pm
Last updated 26 February, 2014 - 7:48am

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutter and Resin Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 26 February, 2014 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

resembles M. mendica
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… John S. Ascher, 11 November, 2009 - 12:02am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… Stephen Schueman, 19 August, 2007 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

Megachile looks right to me
But I'm no expert. Suggestion: Post unknown bees to ID Request initially, then move to Bees section after a couple of days.
… Ron Hemberger, 22 July, 2007 - 10:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Ron.
Thanks Ron.
… Stephen Schueman, 31 July, 2007 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

 
Very few of the Megachile go to species
as I discovered yesterday. Apparently, there among those all-to-frequent insects that must be in hand to be IDed. If no action on this in a few more days, I'd say you're safe moving it to Megachile.
… Ron Hemberger, 31 July, 2007 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

 
I think it's OK to move now.
...
… Ron Hemberger, 13 August, 2007 - 12:56am login or register to post comments

 
I think you're right. I'm con
I think you're right. I'm confident this is a male Megachile sp. Thanks Ron.
… Stephen Schueman, 19 August, 2007 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

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