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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) » Megachile onobrychidis

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Which Megachile? - Megachile onobrychidis -

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
May 9, 2009

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Which Megachile? - Megachile onobrychidis - female

Which Megachile? - Megachile onobrychidis - female

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 9 May, 2009 - 11:38pm
Last updated 9 October, 2013 - 4:10am

Moved

Moved from Megachile brevis onobrychidis.

… John S. Ascher, 9 October, 2013 - 4:10am

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Moved

Moved from Leaf-cutting and Resin Bees.

… John S. Ascher, 14 December, 2009 - 8:13pm

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a leafcutter

not sure about the species

… John S. Ascher, 10 May, 2009 - 11:35am

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Thanks, John.

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… Ron Hemberger, 10 May, 2009 - 11:37am

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resembles brevis

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… John S. Ascher, 10 November, 2009 - 11:15pm

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Interesting; it certainly does

However, Info page on that species puts it out of range, but it also puts all our IDed posts out of range. Knowing how you are on checking range, I believe the Info page is wrong (Florida to Carolina) and needs revision.

What do you think about Megachile mendica for this one? I've had suspicions...

… Ron Hemberger, 11 November, 2009 - 12:13am

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Not mendica

that has a straight T6 with conspicuous black hairs laterally.

I think this is subspecies brevis onobrychidis found in the western USA.

The North Carolina to Florida... range pertains to subspecies pseudobrevis of the SE USA.

For species range consult Discover Life maps

For subspecies ranges consult Hurd (1979) available online.

The "subspecies" will likely prove to be valid species.

… John S. Ascher, 13 December, 2009 - 12:04pm

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Thanks, John, for the info.

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… Ron Hemberger, 13 December, 2009 - 1:28pm

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