Cuckoo Leafcutter found near Mexican border - Coelioxys edita

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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 Xerocoelioxys (Coelioxys Subgenus Xerocoelioxys) » Coelioxys edita

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Cuckoo Leafcutter found near Mexican border - Coelioxys edita -

National Butterfly Center in Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
September 9, 2018
Size: 12 mm

Comment dated September 26, 2018: Texas bee expert Jack Neff has identified this bee as a female Coelioxys (Xerocoelioxys) edita. It was found in the same area around the same time as this male bee: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1591901

This female cuckoo bee was observed feeding on a wild sunflower, in an arid habitat near the Mexican border.

Note added January 26, 2019: the coloration of the female bee's legs and abdomen varies among individuals of the species. Female (as well as male) bees' legs and various parts of the abdomen may range from rust-red to black. Baker J.R. “Taxonomy of Five Nearctic Subgenera of Coelioxys (Hymenoptera; Megachilidae).” The University of Kansas Science Bulletin, vol. 50.12, (1975): 649-730.

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Cuckoo Leafcutter found near Mexican border - Coelioxys edita - female

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Contributed by Jatai on 11 September, 2018 - 8:45am
Last updated 26 January, 2019 - 9:32am

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Moved from Cuckoo-leaf-cutter Bees.

… Bob Biagi, 26 September, 2018 - 7:19pm

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Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.

… John S. Ascher, 17 September, 2018 - 7:15pm

Coelioxys (Xerocoelioxys) edita

Texas bee expert Jack Neff has identified this bee as a female Coelioxys (Xerocoelioxys) edita. It was found in the same area around the same time as this male bee: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1591901 .

… Jatai, 26 September, 2018 - 3:49pm

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Moved from ID Request.

I checked the "adult" box on all of your images. Please check this box on your master image, whenever you know the age or stage of your bugs, thanks!
I can confirm the genus, but I'm not sure of the species. Hopefully, Dr. Ascher will see this here soon and place this Bee and your other Cuckoos too.

… Bob Biagi, 14 September, 2018 - 4:37pm

Cuckoo Leafcutter

Thanks for your help!

… Jatai, 14 September, 2018 - 5:36pm

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