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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) » Sharptail Bees (Coelioxys) » Subgenus Acrocoelioxys (Coelioxys Subgenus Acrocoelioxys) » Coelioxys dolichos
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Coelioxys dolichos - female
Copyright © 2009 John R. Maxwell

Coelioxys dolichos - Female
Cape May Point, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA
October 6, 2009
On the trails by the Cape May lighthouse, just on the land/grassy side of the dunes.

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Coelioxys dolichos - female Coelioxys dolichos - female Coelioxys dolichos - female
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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 16 October, 2009 - 8:52am
Last updated 17 October, 2009 - 12:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 17 October, 2009 - 12:05pm login or register to post comments

this is Coelioxys dolichos
a female

a new state record and northern range extension for subgenus Acrocoelioxys

I found the first NJ record of the host, Megachile xylocopoides, at Cape May and there was a subsequent Bugguide posting of that species from that locality.

It is not clear if these southeastern bees are spreading north due to warming or if they have long been present in NJ and were simply overlooked.
… John S. Ascher, 17 October, 2009 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

 
Interesting
that they are all early Oct. findings. There are some that wonder if Cape May may be a migratory route for insects other than Monarchs. Of course they are best know for the birds and Monarchs but there are some findings suggesting that some dragonflies and other insects may actually migrate more than previously believed. Maybe NJ in Oct. is the northernmost end to a seasonal migratory route from the south up barely reaching NJ.
… John R. Maxwell, 17 October, 2009 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

 
it is an interesting record
Any interest in coauthoring a very brief note on the range extension of this species and its host?
… John S. Ascher, 17 October, 2009 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
I'd be very happy to help. Just let me know what you need from me.
… John R. Maxwell, 19 October, 2009 - 12:41am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I'm happy to have an ID on this one!
… John R. Maxwell, 17 October, 2009 - 12:05pm login or register to post comments

Coelioxys perhaps
Sure looks like this image:

Do wait for the experts to confirm.
… Diane Wilson, 16 October, 2009 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

 
good call
that's the correct species and sex
… John S. Ascher, 17 October, 2009 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
That was the genus I suspected, but I couldn't find anything as close as you did!
… John R. Maxwell, 16 October, 2009 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

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