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Little leafcutter bee? - Megachile - female

Little leafcutter bee? - Megachile - Female
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
July 2, 2016
Size: 7–8 mm
We've had a number of these in the garden recently. Is it possible to tell if they're Megachile or another member of the Megachilidae? Notes:
  • They exclusively visit the riverbank lupine (Lupinus rivularis) and bird's foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
  • 7–8 mm long
  • Most active in the morning and early afternoon
  • Don't know if this helps or not, but these guys do not handle the cold well—I put a couple in the fridge just to slow them down long enough to take photos and they keeled over (alive, but completely non-responsive)
I tried to get shots of different body parts—please let me know if you need different areas, I can see what I have :) Thanks!

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Little leafcutter bee? - Megachile - female Little leafcutter bee? - Megachile - female Little leafcutter bee? - Megachile - female Little leafcutter bee? - Megachile - female Little leafcutter bee? - Megachile - female Little leafcutter bee? - Megachile - female

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