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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 Sayapis (Megachile Subgenus Sayapis)
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Striped Syrphid Fly? - Megachile - female
Copyright © 2010 Neece

Striped Syrphid Fly? - Megachile - Female
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA
September 19, 2010
Syrphid fly or bee? I don't know how to tell the difference. I am guessing this is a syrphid fly.
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Contributed by Neece on 19 September, 2010 - 10:17pm
Last updated 28 January, 2013 - 8:17pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutting and Resin Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 22 January, 2011 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 20 September, 2010 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

thanks for the tips! I have a
thanks for the tips! I have a lot to learn. :)
… Neece, 20 September, 2010 - 8:11am login or register to post comments

The eyes have it.
After you've looked at enough bee and fly images, you'll notice that bees and flies have quite different eye configurations. There are several other differences, but the eyes are the easiest to learn to recognize to start with.
… Chuck Entz, 19 September, 2010 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

Megachile sp.
Note the long elbowed antennae, and you can just barely see some pollen collecting on the underside of the abdomen. John Ascher might be able to provide a species ID, or at least subgenus.
… Joel Gardner, 19 September, 2010 - 10:22pm login or register to post comments

 
yes, a female
I'm not sure yet of the subgenus or species.

Maybe subgenus Sayapis. Note elongate, cylindrical body form
… John S. Ascher, 20 September, 2010 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

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