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Family Megachilidae - Leaf-cutter bees, Mason Bees, and allies

Lithurginae · Megachilinae

Subfamily Lithurginae
Bee - Lithurgus Leaf-cutter bee - Lithurgus apicalis - male Another bee in a prickly pear flower - Lithurgus - female Sonoran Desert Museum, Cactus, Megachilidae - Lithurgus - male - female bee showing a split tongue - Lithurgus large megachilid on Opuntia cactus - Lithurgus apicalis - female Lithurgus chrysurus - female Lithurgus chrysurus - male

Subfamily Megachilinae
unknown bee - Osmia small desert bee - female Leaf-cutting Bee (Megachile mendica) - Megachile mendica - female Trachusa (Heteranthidium) larreae on Honey Mesquite 1 May 2008 Sentenac Cienega, ABDSP, CA - Trachusa larreae - male Which Megachile? - Megachile - female Bee - P7241653 - Megachile - female Bee - P7241662 - Paranthidium jugatorium Funny little bee - Megachile


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