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Bee 2 - Coelioxys - female

Bee 2 - Coelioxys - Female
Uxbridge, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada
June 5, 2006
Size: -1/2 inch
Bee seemed not to want to move from this plant. It was there for over an hour. Crawling very slowly from one area to another.

likely C. porterae
note black legs

Coelioxys sp. - female (Megachilidae)
This cuckoo-bee could well be the parasite of the leafcutter you posted previously.

 
Bee 2
Thanks Richard, I do appreciate it.
Naomi

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