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Bee - Megachile - male
Copyright © 2008 Michael Patrikeev

Bee - Megachile - Male
Beverly Swamp Conservation Area, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
June 30, 2007
Size: 12-14 mm
On Common Milkweed
Contributed by Michael Patrikeev on 9 February, 2008 - 10:22pm
Last updated 21 August, 2010 - 10:04am

Moved
Moved from Megachile latimanus.
… John S. Ascher, 21 August, 2010 - 10:04am

Megachile (Xanthosarus)
male

frigida or latimanus
… John S. Ascher, 10 February, 2008 - 1:08pm

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