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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 © 2020 Jay Greenberg

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.
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Contributed by Jay Greenberg on 22 August, 2020 - 5:00pm
Last updated 8 September, 2020 - 7:16pm

Moved
Moved from Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps.
… Bob Biagi, 8 September, 2020 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

Looks like...
Nest-making = ♀
Those big mandibles must be designed for leaf cutting. The head shape and eye color = (probably) Megachile
… Bob Biagi, 23 August, 2020 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

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