leaf-cutter bee
(Megachile sp.)
_01.jpg "leaf-cutter bee (Megachile sp.)") |
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| Identification | See Subordinate Taxa (below) for identifying information. |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies) |
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Suborder: |
Apocrita (wasps, ants and bees) |
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Infraorder: |
Aculeata |
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Superfamily: |
Apoidea (apoid wasps, bees, sphecoid wasps) |
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Family: |
Megachilidae (leafcutting bees) |
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Subfamily: |
Megachilinae |
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Tribe: |
Megachilini |
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| Subordinate Taxa | alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundata) bellflower resin bee (Megachile campanulae) black-and-gray leaf-cutter bee (Megachile melanophaea) broad-handed leafcutting bee (Megachile latimanus) common little leaf-cutter bee (Megachile brevis) frigid leaf-cutter bee (Megachile frigida) pugnacious leaf-cutter bee (Megachile pugnata) sculptured resin bee (Megachile sculpturalis) small-handed leaf-cutter bee (Megachile gemula) |
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| Luciearl | |||
There was a bee frenzy among my Golden Rod patch. So many different types of species, I couldn't count them. |
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_02.jpg "leaf-cutter bee (Megachile sp.)") |
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| Luciearl 8/2/2018 |
Location: Lake Shore, MN There was a bee frenzy among my Golden Rod patch. So many different types of species, I couldn't count them. |
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