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Leaf-cutting Bee

Megachile Subgenus Xanthosarus

Photo by Small Wonders
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Field Notes

Description:

Female

Habitat:

Spotted on Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)

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Comments (2)
Small Wonders
Thanks Juan! No, I'm not a taxonomist - I mostly identify through biological keys & my own research, otherwise I seek expert advice :)
Juan DiTrani
I can see you have many really good pictures and all of them are well identified. Are you taxonomist?

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Great Lakes Monitoring
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PublishedNovember 7, 2011

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