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Heavily-laden Megachilid - Megachile xylocopoides - female
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

Heavily-laden Megachilid - Megachile xylocopoides - Female
Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
March 15, 2006
Contributed by Sean McCann on 15 March, 2006 - 3:43pm
Last updated 16 October, 2006 - 6:13am

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutting Bees.
… Sean McCann, 16 October, 2006 - 6:13am

Megachile (Melanosarus) xylocopoides
female
… John S. Ascher, 15 October, 2006 - 10:41pm

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