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Megachile species
Megachile species
Megachile species

Unknown Megachile Species from the Dominican Republic

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Megachile species
Megachile species
Megachile species

Unknown Megachile species from the Dominican Republic

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Megachile townsendiana, m, back, Florida
Megachile townsendiana, m, back, Florida
Megachile townsendiana, m, back, Florida

An interesting bee from Florida. Collected by Anthony Abbate. Not much is know about this species, it shows up in collections not very commonly and has western counterparts which may, or may not, be the same species. So much to do!

An interesting bee from Florida. Collected by Anthony Abbate. Not much is know about this species, it shows up in collections not very commonly and has western counterparts which may, or may not, be the same species. So much to do!

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Megachile townsendiana, m, face, Mariposa CA
Megachile townsendiana, m, face, Mariposa CA
Megachile townsendiana, m, face, Mariposa CA

An interesting bee from Florida. Collected by Anthony Abbate. Not much is know about this species, it shows up in collections not very commonly and has western counterparts which may, or may not, be the same species. So much to do!

An interesting bee from Florida. Collected by Anthony Abbate. Not much is know about this species, it shows up in collections not very commonly and has western counterparts which may, or may not, be the same species. So much to do!

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Megachile townsendiana, m, left, Florida CA
Megachile townsendiana, m, left, Florida CA
Megachile townsendiana, m, left, Florida CA

An interesting bee from Florida. Collected by Anthony Abbate. Not much is know about this species, it shows up in collections not very commonly and has western counterparts which may, or may not, be the same species. So much to do!

An interesting bee from Florida. Collected by Anthony Abbate. Not much is know about this species, it shows up in collections not very commonly and has western counterparts which may, or may not, be the same species. So much to do!

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Megachile xylocopoides, F, Back, Florida
Megachile xylocopoides, F, Back, Florida
Megachile xylocopoides, F, Back, Florida

The all black Leaf-Cutter, Megachile xylocopoides, this one found in Florida. The species is found in the East and seems to be gradually invading its way to the North...Picture by Amber Reese and photoshopping by Dejen Mengis.

The all black Leaf-Cutter, Megachile xylocopoides, this one found in Florida. The species is found in the East and seems to be gradually invading its way to the North...Picture by Amber Reese and photoshopping by Dejen Mengis.

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Megachile xylocopoides, F, Face, Florida
Megachile xylocopoides, F, Face, Florida
Megachile xylocopoides, F, Face, Florida

The all black Leaf-Cutter, Megachile xylocopoides, this one found in Florida. The species is found in the East and seems to be gradually invading its way to the North...Picture by Amber Reese and photoshopping by Dejen Mengis.

The all black Leaf-Cutter, Megachile xylocopoides, this one found in Florida. The species is found in the East and seems to be gradually invading its way to the North...Picture by Amber Reese and photoshopping by Dejen Mengis.

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Megachile xylocopoides, F, Side, Florida
Megachile xylocopoides, F, Side, Florida
Megachile xylocopoides, F, Side, Florida

The all black Leaf-Cutter, Megachile xylocopoides, this one found in Florida. The species is found in the East and seems to be gradually invading its way to the North...Picture by Amber Reese and photoshopping by Dejen Mengis.

The all black Leaf-Cutter, Megachile xylocopoides, this one found in Florida. The species is found in the East and seems to be gradually invading its way to the North...Picture by Amber Reese and photoshopping by Dejen Mengis.

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Megachile xylocopoides, m, bottom, md, kent county
Megachile xylocopoides, m, bottom, md, kent county
Megachile xylocopoides, m, bottom, md, kent county

As you can see from the tattered edges of the wings...this is an old bee, meaning it has been out and about for about 5 weeks. This is also a male, one could count the antennal segments (13 in males, 12 in females) but you can also tell by the greatly expanded white front legs, these are used to cover the females eyes during mating....

As you can see from the tattered edges of the wings...this is an old bee, meaning it has been out and about for about 5 weeks. This is also a male, one could count the antennal segments (13 in males, 12 in females) but you can also tell by the greatly expanded white front legs, these are used to cover the females eyes during mating....

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Megachile xylocopoides, m, face, md, kent county
Megachile xylocopoides, m, face, md, kent county
Megachile xylocopoides, m, face, md, kent county

As you can see from the tattered edges of the wings...this is an old bee, meaning it has been out and about for about 5 weeks. This is also a male, one could count the antennal segments (13 in males, 12 in females) but you can also tell by the greatly expanded white front legs, these are used to cover the females eyes during mating....

As you can see from the tattered edges of the wings...this is an old bee, meaning it has been out and about for about 5 weeks. This is also a male, one could count the antennal segments (13 in males, 12 in females) but you can also tell by the greatly expanded white front legs, these are used to cover the females eyes during mating....

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Megachile xylocopoides, m, side, md, kent county
Megachile xylocopoides, m, side, md, kent county
Megachile xylocopoides, m, side, md, kent county

As you can see from the tattered edges of the wings...this is an old bee, meaning it has been out and about for about 5 weeks. This is also a male, one could count the antennal segments (13 in males, 12 in females) but you can also tell by the greatly expanded white front legs, these are used to cover the females eyes during mating....

As you can see from the tattered edges of the wings...this is an old bee, meaning it has been out and about for about 5 weeks. This is also a male, one could count the antennal segments (13 in males, 12 in females) but you can also tell by the greatly expanded white front legs, these are used to cover the females eyes during mating....

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Megachile, U, SIde of head, UTAH
Megachile, U, SIde of head, UTAH
Megachile, U, SIde of head, UTAH

Probably Megachile pugnata, found on the desert experiment range in Utah.

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Megachile-apicalis,-female,-back
Megachile-apicalis,-female,-back
Megachile-apicalis,-female,-back

Megachile apicalis, female, Maryland, Cumberland, July 2012, Railroad Tracks, on Knapweed

Megachile apicalis, female, Maryland, Cumberland, July 2012, Railroad Tracks, on Knapweed

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Megachile-armaticeps,-female,-face
Megachile-armaticeps,-female,-face
Megachile-armaticeps,-female,-face

Megachile armaticeps. Cuba, GTMO, Female, note the structures on the clypeus! June 2011

Megachile armaticeps. Cuba, GTMO, Female, note the structures on the clypeus! June 2011

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Megachile-armaticeps,-female,-side
Megachile-armaticeps,-female,-side
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Megachile-brevis,-female,-side
Megachile-brevis,-female,-side
Megachile-brevis,-female,-side

Megachile brevis, female, Kent County, Maryland, June 2012

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Megachile-campanulae,-male,-side
Megachile-campanulae,-male,-side