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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 fidelis
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Bee Fight - Megachile fidelis
Copyright © 2013 Craig Morgan

Bee Fight - Megachile fidelis
Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County, California, USA
June 21, 2013

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Contributed by Craig Morgan on 21 June, 2013 - 4:49pm
Last updated 21 June, 2013 - 9:02pm

Quite puzzling!
I'm seeing a serious case of back stabbing here. Bottom bee looks like this male Megchile perihirta:


After going through 60 pages - I got bored - of Megachile sp. images, the only mating shot I found was this:
… Ron Hemberger, 24 June, 2013 - 10:43pm login or register to post comments

 
That's what I thought
Looked like top bee was stinging the bottom one.
… Craig Morgan, 24 June, 2013 - 10:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 21 June, 2013 - 9:02pm login or register to post comments

did you hang around
a little longer? Megachilidae, with male the smaller one on top. Looks like attempted mating.
Don't know which Megachile or whether species match. The female reminds me of M. pugnata pomonae, but John Ascher will know better.
… Hartmut Wisch, 21 June, 2013 - 5:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Was there for 4 min.
Was there for 4 min.
… Craig Morgan, 24 June, 2013 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

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