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Bee - Megachile - male
Copyright © 2010 David Moll

Bee - Megachile - Male
Apache National Forest, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
August 2, 2010
On Richardson's Geranium (Geranium richardsonii) in small streamside clearing in conifer forest, about 8350 Ft. (2545m).

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Bee - Megachile - male Bee - Megachile - male
Contributed by David Moll on 8 August, 2010 - 12:14pm
Last updated 26 January, 2011 - 10:21am

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Megachiloides or Xanthosarus.
… John S. Ascher, 26 January, 2011 - 10:21am

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutting and Resin Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 25 January, 2011 - 7:28pm

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Sayapis.
… John S. Ascher, 19 September, 2010 - 8:01am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 19 September, 2010 - 7:59am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 19 September, 2010 - 7:59am

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