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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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Leaf-cutting bee - Megachile mendica - female
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

Leaf-cutting bee - Megachile mendica - Female
Springfield, Virginia, USA
July 10, 2004
This is a picture I had forgotten about, which I took with my old camera. It's a leaf-cutting bee, perhaps a Megachile sp.? Any help identifying is appreciated.
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Contributed by Richard Leung on 18 October, 2004 - 6:53pm
Last updated 11 November, 2009 - 12:55am

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutting and Resin Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 11 November, 2009 - 12:55am login or register to post comments

not brevis
perhaps mendica

tergum 6 is concave in brevis females
… John S. Ascher, 28 September, 2006 - 10:39pm login or register to post comments

Megachile brevis?
Looks like Megachile brevis, female, a generalist transcontinental visitor of a variety of flowers.
… Adalbert Goertz, 27 June, 2005 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

Yes
Definitely a female Megachile sp. Lovely shot, can even make out the pollen brush on her underside.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 October, 2004 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Megachile
Thanks for the quick ID, Eric!
… Richard Leung, 18 October, 2004 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

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