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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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Bee - Megachile - female
Copyright © 2008 sanka

Bee - Megachile - Female
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
May 31, 2008
Size: 1/2"
I saw several of this species. They had a wierd habit of holding their abdomen upward instead of downward. Can anyone narrow it down?
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Contributed by sanka on 31 May, 2008 - 6:38pm
Last updated 4 July, 2008 - 10:33am

Megachilidae
I'm not qualified to confirm the ID, but I'm pretty sure that the pollen-collecting fuzz on the belly (called a scopa) makes this something in the Family Megachilidae. I've seen many Leafcutter Bees (Genus Megacheile) with that posture, so that seems like a reasonable guess until one of our experts has a look at it.
… Chuck Entz, 1 June, 2008 - 12:05am login or register to post comments

 
yes, definitely a Megachile female
Subgenus may be either Megachiloides sensu lato or Argyropile (resembles M. parallela)
… John S. Ascher, 1 June, 2008 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

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