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Megachilidae - Megachile perihirta - female
Copyright © 2011 Libby & Rick Avis

Megachilidae - Megachile perihirta - Female
Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
September 28, 2011
Contributed by Libby & Rick Avis on 29 October, 2011 - 11:27pm
Last updated 1 March, 2014 - 3:23am

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutter and Resin Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 1 March, 2014 - 3:23am

Moved
Moved from Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps.
… John S. Ascher, 30 October, 2011 - 8:52pm

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