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Coelioxys octodentatus
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Copyright © 2009
Michael Battenberg
Unknown Bee- Megachilidae? -
Coelioxys octodentatus
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 8, 2009
Size: 3cm
Seemingly not in it's natural habitat, unless it's an apprentice-mason bee!
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Contributed by
Michael Battenberg
on 8 August, 2009 - 4:28pm
Last updated 8 November, 2009 - 5:27pm
Moved
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Coelioxys
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John S. Ascher
, 8 November, 2009 - 5:27pm
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I believe this is Coelioxys octodentata
a female
note the extensively red legs (unlike rufitarsis and most sayi)
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John S. Ascher
, 8 November, 2009 - 5:26pm
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Martin Hauser
, 10 August, 2009 - 12:35am
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It is a Megachilid, but looks to be the parasitic sort of the genus
Coelioxys
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Sean McCann
, 9 August, 2009 - 11:06am
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I agree
Based on what I've read/seen, I'd say this is a female Coelioxys, I'll wait a bit longer before moving it.
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Michael Battenberg
, 9 August, 2009 - 11:46am
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