Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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) » Sharptail Bees (Coelioxys) » Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys (Coelioxys Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys) » Coelioxys modestus
Photo#1868465
Cuckoo Leaf-cutter bee? - Coelioxys modestus
Copyright © 2020 John Landon

Cuckoo Leaf-cutter bee? - Coelioxys modestus
Saisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
July 30, 2020
Contributed by John Landon on 2 August, 2020 - 4:12pm
Last updated 19 August, 2020 - 1:09am

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 19 August, 2020 - 1:09am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Zuparko, 5 August, 2020 - 9:56am

cuckoo bee
Exactly, John! It is one of the many sinister-looking species of Coelioxys, a cuckoo of leaf-cutting bees.
… James H Cane, 2 August, 2020 - 4:58pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo