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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) » Subgenus Xanthosarus (Megachile Subgenus Xanthosarus) » Western Leafcutter Bee (Megachile perihirta)
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Leafcutter bee: egg packets - Megachile perihirta
Copyright © 2016 R. Berg

Leafcutter bee: egg packets - Megachile perihirta
Alameda County, California, USA
July 5, 2016
Size: About 1.7 cm avg. length
The two ends of each packet are quite different. The end that is presumably the offspring's exit hole is closed (not very securely) with at least one leaf circle, cut smaller than the circles that form the walls.

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Contributed by R. Berg on 5 July, 2016 - 10:24pm
Last updated 3 September, 2016 - 11:02pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutter and Resin Bees.
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Moved from Leaf-cutter Bees, Mason Bees, and allies.
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