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Leaf-cutter Bee

Megachile pugnata

Description:

Mostly black in colouration with slight white hairs.

Habitat:

Asters along tree line next to a sandy high grass beach.

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2 Comments

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 11 years ago

Hello Juan, thank you for the correction

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Hi Greg. The hairs on this bee are actually not yellow but white. The yellow color comes from the pollen attached to them

Greg Shchepanek
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Greg Shchepanek

Spotted on Sep 20, 2012
Submitted on Oct 1, 2012

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