Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#1879948
Bee? - Megachile - female

Bee? - Megachile - Female
Brighton, Monroe County, New York, USA
August 5, 2020
Someone gave me a commercial "bug house" as a present. As of Aug. 5, 2020, one tube seemed to be occupied by the nest of a grass-carrying wasp (species unknown), and another tube was occupied by a hairy insect with short antennae. A bee of some kind? I'm wondering if it is possible to identify it from the limited view. I haven't seen it again.

Moved

Looks like...
Nest-making = ♀
Those big mandibles must be designed for leaf cutting. The head shape and eye color = (probably) Megachile

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.