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A bee to ID if possible - Coelioxys rufitarsis - female

A bee to ID if possible - Coelioxys rufitarsis - Female
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
August 26, 2005
Not a lot of insects around at this time, the flowers are a little bit past their best. This bee was on some aster flowers.Any ID and info would be helpful. Thanks.

Moved
Moved from Coelioxys.

C. rufitarsis
note strongly angulate T6

Megachilidae: Coelioxys
A female Cuckoo Leafcutting Bee, Coelioxys, family Megachilidae (Leaf-cutting bees). The pointy tip of the abdomen is distinctive.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina

 
Bee ID
Sorry to be late thanking you Patrick for the ID. Its realy appreciated, thanks.

 
It is
a female Coelioxys, a cuckoo be.

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