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Western Leafcutter Bee (Megachile perihirta)
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Copyright © 2013
Emile
brown-black Leafcutter Bee with balding long golden-brown fur -
Megachile perihirta
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Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 25, 2013
Size: ~~ 11 mm
Found staying overnight in urban area.
Is this a female
Megachile perihirta
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Contributed by
Emile
on 16 October, 2013 - 5:16pm
Last updated 16 October, 2013 - 9:10pm
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John S. Ascher
, 16 October, 2013 - 9:10pm
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Thanks a lot John !
Very much appreciated !
This was only the second Megachilid Bee I recorded from this urban area in fifteen years !
The first one I saw earlier the SAME DAY.
It was a female
Coelioxys octodentata
that was frantically hovering close to the ground from lawn to lawn.
Guess what she was looking for ...
Isn't nature amazing !?!
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Emile
, 16 October, 2013 - 11:27pm
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