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Leaf-cutting Bee

by CEJMaryland, USA

Bee

0 3 Leaf Cutting Bee

Leaf Cutting Bee

by JemmaConcord, California, USA

The abdomen looks like that of a leaf

1 2 Leaf-cutting bee

Leaf-cutting bee

by TomHarvieVictoria, British Columbia, Canada

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by harshadMaharashtra, India

Observed cutting

2 0 leaf cutter bee

leaf cutter bee

by Hema ShahCalifornia, USA

Judging from the cut up petals,the insect ...

1 1 Leaf-cutting Bee - female

Leaf-cutting Bee - female

by Small WondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

M. pugnata females have a short thick clypeus, giving them a vertical ...

2 2 Leaf-cutting Bee

Leaf-cutting Bee

by SmallWondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Male

2 2 Leaf-cutting Bee

Leaf-cutting Bee

by SmallWondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Spotted on Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

5 6 Leaf-cutting Bee

Leaf-cutting Bee

by SmallWondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Mating pair.

2 5 Leaf Cutting Bee

Leaf Cutting Bee

by Christiane4671, Queensland, Australia

Ever wondered what is cutting round holes ...

0 0 Leaf-cutting Bee - mating pair

Leaf-cutting Bee - mating pair

by Small WondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

These tiny males are amazing to watch as they ambush these foraging, ...

2 0 Leaf-cutting Bee

Leaf-cutting Bee

by SmallWondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Female. Spotted on Pink Tickseed (Coreopsis rosea ‘Heaven’s Gate’) .

6 2 Leaf-cutting Bee

Leaf-cutting Bee

by SmallWondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Female

6 2 Cuckoo Leaf Cutter Bee

Cuckoo Leaf Cutter Bee

by drpadhiyar23Olpad, Gujarat, India

Coelioxys, common name leaf-cutting cuckoo ...

0 0 Megachile Bee, female

Megachile Bee, female

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Medium sized bee. Dark body with thin white ...

1 2 Abeja cortadora de hojas. Leaf-cutting bee

Abeja cortadora de hojas. Leaf-cutting bee

by eulalia rubioValencia, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Sobre una flor de margarita africana en los Jardines del Río Turia, Valencia.

0 0 Leafcutter Bee

Leafcutter Bee

by JamesPriest2Sydney, NSW, Australia

Black and White Bee with powerful mandible ...

0 0 Southern Carpenter Bee

Southern Carpenter Bee

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

Large (14-27 mm) solitary black bee. Often ...

2 1 Leaf-cutting Bee - female

Leaf-cutting Bee - female

by Small WondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

important natural enemies of leafcutter

2 0 leaf cutting bee

leaf cutting bee

by MelindaKiserOhio, USA

Vivid stripes on abdomen, pale grey hairs on black body.

0 0 Leaf Cutting or Resin Bee

Leaf Cutting or Resin Bee

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary

0 0 Foxglove Beardtongue

Foxglove Beardtongue

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

, Anthophorine bees, Miner

1 1 Leaf-cutting bee

Leaf-cutting bee

by Small WondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

important natural enemies of leafcutter

6 1 Leaf-cutting Bee - female

Leaf-cutting Bee - female

by Small WondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

important natural enemies of leafcutter

0 0 Eastern Carpenter Bees

Eastern Carpenter Bees

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

Large black hairless bee, except for a pile ...

2 6 Leaf-Cutting Bee

Leaf-Cutting Bee

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Grey and black bee-like flying insect with ...

0 0 White-footed Leaf-cutter Bee

White-footed Leaf-cutter Bee

by LivanEscuderoMiami Beach, Florida, USA

Took just one quick photo as it landed to rest on a

18 12 Leaf cutter bee

Leaf cutter bee

by Ismael ChavesHeredia, Costa Rica

Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason

3 3 Leafcutter Bee

Leafcutter Bee

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

Cut, round leaves assembled inside a long, ...

2 0 Leaf cutting bee

Leaf cutting bee

by CharliePriceLaunceston, Tasmania, Australia

Mostly black with white bandings , orange tiped on the end and the head longer ...

0 0 Megachile Bee, male

Megachile Bee, male

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Medium sized bee. Dark body with light ...

1 0 White Vervain

White Vervain

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

Carpenter bees, Cuckoo

1 0 American Bellflower

American Bellflower

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

Long-tongued bees are the primary ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by JetFloresSan Diego, California, USA

Upward and sprawling stacks. Whorled leaf ...

0 0 Rough Blazing Star

Rough Blazing Star

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

-tongued bees, this includes honeybees, ...

0 0 Rough Blazing Star

Rough Blazing Star

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

-tongued bees, this includes honeybees, ...

0 0 Nodding Bur-Marigold

Nodding Bur-Marigold

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

.), leaf-cutting

0 0 American Germander

American Germander

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

bees, Cuckoo

0 0 Prairie Blazing Star

Prairie Blazing Star

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

visitors as honeybees, bumblebees, Little Carpenter

1 1 Leaf-cutter Bee

Leaf-cutter Bee

by AgnesAdiqueTalaveraLaguna, Philippines

Megachile Latreille, 1802, is a cosmopolitan group of solitary

0 2 Leafcutter Bee

Leafcutter Bee

by JellisPueblo, Colorado, USA

Bees that

0 0 Yellow Coneflower

Yellow Coneflower

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

Leaf-Cutting

0 0 Yellow Coneflower

Yellow Coneflower

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

Leaf-Cutting

0 0 Yellow Coneflower

Yellow Coneflower

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

Leaf-Cutting

3 3 Bibio immitator (m)

Bibio immitator (m)

by Argy BeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

16mm long almost black but flash has put glow into thorax

0 2 Bee Fly

Bee Fly

by chesterbperryTennessee, USA

Jet black hoverfly with interesting pattern on wings, was skirting the ground ...

0 0 Purple False Foxglove

Purple False Foxglove

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

Bumblebees, digger bees (Melissodes spp.), ...

4 0 Patchwork Leafcutter Bee

Patchwork Leafcutter Bee

by Chris79England, United Kingdom

Megachile centuncularis, commonly known as the patchwork leafcutter

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