Bee or bee fly? - Megachile parallela

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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 Argyropile (Megachile Subgenus Argyropile) » Megachile parallela

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Copyright © 2013 Curtis

Bee or bee fly? - Megachile parallela -

Poolville, Parker County, Texas, USA
October 13, 2013
Size: 1/2 inch

Lots of bees and wasps out today. Not sure what most of them are.

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Bee or bee fly? - Megachile parallela - female

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Contributed by Curtis on 13 October, 2013 - 2:14pm
Last updated 20 June, 2018 - 6:48pm

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Moved from Megachile parallela.

… John S. Ascher, 13 October, 2013 - 8:19pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John S. Ascher, 13 October, 2013 - 8:19pm

If they're collecting pollen - like this one - they're bees.

Bee flies are typically all-around-hairier. Eyes and antennae look different, as you'll learn while you gain experience trying to tell them apart.

… Ron Hemberger, 13 October, 2013 - 6:20pm

Thanks

Thanks Ron, I am slowly starting to catch on to some of these. CC

… Curtis, 13 October, 2013 - 7:09pm

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