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Leaf-cutter bee. Megachile? - Megachile mendica - female
Copyright © 2014 Randy Tindall

Leaf-cutter bee. Megachile? - Megachile mendica - Female
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
June 25, 2014
Size: 10-12 mm (guessing)
Leaf damage

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Contributed by Randy Tindall on 25 June, 2014 - 12:08pm
Last updated 8 April, 2017 - 8:47pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutter and Resin Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 16 September, 2014 - 10:35am

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Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 25 June, 2014 - 9:52pm

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