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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)
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Bee from West Texas Davis Mountains High Desert - Megachile
Copyright © 2016 Dick Locke

Bee from West Texas Davis Mountains High Desert - Megachile
Fort Davis/Alpine Area Davis Mountains, Texas, USA
September 10, 2015
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Contributed by Dick Locke on 2 January, 2016 - 9:05am
Last updated 2 January, 2016 - 9:00pm

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 2 January, 2016 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved for Expert Review
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 2 January, 2016 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

Female - Leaf-cutter Bee
She could be this one, but it is hard for me to tell you the exact species and your area has a few look-alikes in this genus. Other people may know.
Megachile albitarsis: ♀ Good Luck!
… Bob Biagi, 2 January, 2016 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Not that one
Perhaps parallela
… John S. Ascher, 2 January, 2016 - 9:02pm login or register to post comments

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