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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) » Leafcutter and Resin Bees (Megachile) » Subgenus Sayapis (Megachile Subgenus Sayapis) » Megachile policaris
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Bee with red legs - Megachile policaris
Copyright © 2012 Gregg Lee

Bee with red legs - Megachile policaris
32.130, -97.859, Somervell County, Texas, USA
September 10, 2012
Bee with red upper segments on two front pairs. Only front pair has long hairs. The eyes appear green from front angle, but this may be dark eyes showing reflection of front leg hairs. Wings nearly transparent, slight tinted.

Images are a bit soft because they are severe crops (1.5% of original image). I used fill flash.

There is a white crab spider at the base of the Eryngo flower head.

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Contributed by Gregg Lee on 14 September, 2012 - 1:07pm
Last updated 16 September, 2012 - 7:44pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutting and Resin Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 16 September, 2012 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

Sorry, but these 4 are all I
Sorry, but these 4 are all I got before it flew.
… Gregg Lee, 14 September, 2012 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutting and Resin Bees.
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 14 September, 2012 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 14 September, 2012 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

Megachile male?
Almost certainly what this is, based on the other photos uploaded.
Perhaps Dr. Ascher can tell us what subgenus / species this guy is :)
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 14 September, 2012 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

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