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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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Mating bees - Megachile sculpturalis - male - female
Copyright © 2019 Joe Girgente

Mating bees - Megachile sculpturalis - Male Female
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
July 5, 2019

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Contributed by Joe Girgente on 9 July, 2019 - 9:35pm
Last updated 10 July, 2019 - 6:13pm

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Moved from ID Request.

These are good shots, but you should crop them a little bit closer. The extra background is completely useless and it makes your bugs look small.
(In addition to what it says on the info page...) The males of this species have a bright orange-yellow mustache and the females don't.
See here:
… Bob Biagi, 9 July, 2019 - 11:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Bob
Thanks for the info and the compliment, Bob. I further cropped the photos. I was afraid to lose too much detail, but they look ok.
… Joe Girgente, 10 July, 2019 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

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