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Bee, tail is black on top with red sides - Megachile - female

Bee, tail is black on top with red sides - Megachile - Female
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
August 1, 2017

Moved

Moved

This may be Megachile circumcincta (=giliae)
See: https://cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/srpg_18/Species/31M_circumcincta/M_circumcincta_species_page.html

 
Thanks, John.
Thanks, John.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Female - Leaf-cutter Bee
The pollen on her abdomen is red. (sometimes) = ♀
Fully developed wings = Adult
Genus = Megachile

 
Thanks! Interesting. So the r
Thanks! Interesting. So the red abdomen is a red herring and could be any pollen color.