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leaf-cutter bee

  1. Leaf-cutter Bee

    Leaf-cutter Bee

    Leaf-cutter Bee (Megachile sp.: Megachilidae) visiting mealy sage.
  2. Leaf-cutter Bee

    Leaf-cutter Bee

    Leaf-cutter Bee (Megachile sp.: Megachilidae) foraging on mealy sage.
  3. Leaf-cutter Bee

    Leaf-cutter Bee

    Leaf-cutter Bee (Megachile sp.: Megachilidae) ca. 7-10 mm (0.28-0.39 in). Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Photographed going to Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polgonum pensylvanica: Polygonaceae). Open park setting with scattered oaks, pecan and juniper at ca. 94 m (310 ft) elevation...
  4. Leaf-cutter Bee

    Leaf-cutter Bee

    Leaf-cutter Bee (Heriades sp.: Megachiliae) 7-8 mm (0.28-0.31 in) long. This species was working these yellow flowers which belong to Poisonbean (Sesbania drummondii: Fabaceae). Austins Colony Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Riparian woodland adjacent to Carter Creek at ca. 88 m (290...
  5. Leaf-cutter Bee

    Leaf-cutter Bee

    Leaf-cutter Bee (Dianthidium sp.: Megachilidae) 8-9 mm (0.31-0.35 in) long. Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. On Orange-flowered Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus). Open park setting with scattered oaks, pecan and juniper with some woodlands and a small flower garden at ca. 94 m (310 ft)...
  6. Leaf-cutter Bee (female)

    Leaf-cutter Bee (female)

    Leaf-cutter Bee (Heriades sp.: Megachillidae) This small leaf-cutter bee ranges in size from 6-8 mm long (0.24-0.31 in). Photographed on Poisonbean (Sesbania drummondii: Fabaceae) in Austins Colony Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area. Woodland margin...
  7. Leaf-cutter Bee (female)

    Leaf-cutter Bee (female)

    Leaf-cutter Bee (Megachile sp.: Megachilidae) This bee is ca. 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long. Photographed on common sunflower (Helianthus annuus). McKinney Falls State Park, south Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA. Edwards Plateau Vegetational Area. Mesquite/grassland adjacent to Onion Creek at ca. 168...
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