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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) » Sharptail Bees (Coelioxys) » Subgenus Neocoelioxys (Coelioxys Subgenus Neocoelioxys) » Coelioxys menthae
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Cuckoo-leaf-cutter bee sp.? - Coelioxys menthae - female
Copyright © 2016 Jeremy Gatten

Cuckoo-leaf-cutter bee sp.? - Coelioxys menthae - Female
Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Pima County, Arizona, USA
November 1, 2015
I had a very tough time figuring out roughly what this was, so hopefully I have narrowed it down accurately. I believe it is in the genus Coelioxys based on the wing venation and highly pointed abdomen. I can't seem to find one that looks just like this from Arizona, so I am interested to see what this one is! ID help is greatly appreciated!

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Cuckoo-leaf-cutter bee sp.? - Coelioxys menthae - female Cuckoo-leaf-cutter bee sp.? - Coelioxys menthae - female Cuckoo-leaf-cutter bee sp.? - Coelioxys menthae - female
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Contributed by Jeremy Gatten on 4 February, 2016 - 12:29am
Last updated 4 February, 2016 - 6:06am

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… John S. Ascher, 4 February, 2016 - 6:06am login or register to post comments

Coelioxys female
I suspect she is C. menthae but need to check my reference collection to confirm. Good find!
… John S. Ascher, 4 February, 2016 - 5:53am login or register to post comments

 
Awesome!
Thanks, John! I'm happy to see that it is something new for bugguide - I too am a birder, and to these eyes I could not find a match. I actually thought it looked most like species in the subgenus Neocoelioxys, but saw that all species on bugguide were from Texas or further east. I appreciate all your work on this site - much appreciated!
… Jeremy Gatten, 4 February, 2016 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

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