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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)
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Apidae, maybe a cuckoo? - Megachile
Copyright © 2020 Greg Brown

Apidae, maybe a cuckoo? - Megachile
Aucilla Wildlife Management Area, west of Nutell Rise, Jefferson County, Florida, USA
June 6, 2020
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Contributed by Greg Brown on 10 July, 2020 - 1:49pm
Last updated 14 July, 2020 - 4:47am

Moved
Moved from Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies.
… John S. Ascher, 14 July, 2020 - 4:47am login or register to post comments

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… Bob Zuparko, 12 July, 2020 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

Megachilidae
This is a megachilid, not an apid. However, I'm not closely familiar with Florida bee fauna, so an expert may be able to tell you if this is Megachile or not.
… Molly Jacobson, 10 July, 2020 - 8:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Molly, thanks for pointing me
Molly, thanks for pointing me to the right quadrant of the bee universe. I'm a novice and dependent on limited "gestalt recognition," but looking at images for this family, I think it could be a Megachile pruina - Hoary Leaf-cutter Bee. Thanks again for sharing your expertise!
… Greg Brown, 11 July, 2020 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

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