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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) » Subgenus Melanosarus (Megachile Subgenus Melanosarus) » Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee (Megachile xylocopoides)
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Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter - Megachile xylocopoides - female
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter - Megachile xylocopoides - Female
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
June 11, 2005

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Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter, a large black bee - Megachile xylocopoides - female Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter - Megachile xylocopoides - female
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 13 June, 2005 - 3:58pm
Last updated 2 July, 2008 - 9:21pm

I stand corrected!
Thank you for this second view. The scopa (pollen-collecting hairs) is clearly on the ventral side of the abdomen, which means this can only be a megachilid. Good work, Richard Vernier, I apologize for doubting you:-) I have never seen a jet-black Megachile until now.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 June, 2005 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

 
And I've got the species
It's Megachile xylocopoides, see guide page for references. Good work, Lynette, Richard, and Eric. What a useful collaboration--BugGuide at its best!

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 12 July, 2005 - 2:30pm login or register to post comments

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