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Leaf Cutter Bee - Megachile perihirta
Copyright © 2011 CCoon

Leaf Cutter Bee - Megachile perihirta
Vancouver- Strathcona Community Garden, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada
September 11, 2011
Size: approx. 1.5 cm
Leaf damage
Contributed by CCoon on 13 September, 2011 - 12:17am
Last updated 10 April, 2016 - 12:57pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutter and Resin Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 10 October, 2014 - 10:03pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 10 October, 2011 - 7:23pm

Very nice
It is so nice to catch them in the act! You can move it to Megachile for expert attention.
… Beatriz Moisset, 8 October, 2011 - 2:20pm

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