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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 Chelostomoides (Megachile Subgenus Chelostomoides)
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unknown bee - Megachile
Copyright © 2014 TonyGerard

unknown bee - Megachile
Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois, USA
April 6, 2014
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Contributed by TonyGerard on 7 April, 2014 - 12:03pm
Last updated 19 April, 2014 - 7:55pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutter and Resin Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 19 April, 2014 - 7:55pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 7 April, 2014 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

Reminds me of Megachile
Reminds me of Megachile. However, don't take my word for it. I'm still very poor at identifying bees. Here's a sample.


If it is Megachile it will either have a load of pollen or a long hairs on the ventral portion of its abdomen.
… Victor Engel, 7 April, 2014 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

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