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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 Callomegachile, Giant Resin Bees (Megachile Subgenus Callomegachile, Giant Resin Bees) » Sculptured Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)
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Giant resin bee - Megachile sculpturalis - male
Copyright © 2007 Beatriz Moisset

Giant resin bee - Megachile sculpturalis - Male
Hammondsport, Steuben County, New York, USA
September 12, 2007
On sedum. There were quite a few of these non-native bees.
Hymenoptera Anthophila Megachilidae Megachile representative
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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 20 December, 2007 - 9:50am
Last updated 30 December, 2018 - 8:55am

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