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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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Leaf-cutter Bee - Megachile perihirta - female
Copyright © 2007 Kevin Hall

Leaf-cutter Bee - Megachile perihirta - Female
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
August 25, 2007
Size: honey bee
Leaf cutter bee of some sort??

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Leaf-cutter Bee - Megachile perihirta - female Leaf-cutter Bee - Megachile perihirta - female
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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 1 September, 2007 - 12:41am
Last updated 10 November, 2009 - 11:54pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutting and Resin Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 10 November, 2009 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

Megachilinae at any rate (female)
As indicated by "ventral" brush (pollen-collecting device). Most likely Mechachile sp. (Leaf-cutter), but maybe Lithurgus too. Dr Asher will know more.
… Richard Vernier, 1 September, 2007 - 4:37am login or register to post comments

 
Megachile
Lithurgus are cactus bees in the USA and do not occur in the NW.

My name has a "c"
… John S. Ascher, 2 September, 2007 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

 
other helpful shots?
Dr. Ascher, thanks for piping in. I *may* have other angles on this particular critter. Are there other angles/parts of the bee that would be most helpful in trying to ID this type of bee?
… Kevin Hall, 2 September, 2007 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

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