As you can see from the tattered edges of the wings...this is an old bee, meaning it has been out and about for about 5 weeks. This is also a male, one could count the antennal segments (13 in males, 12 in females) but you can also tell by the greatly expanded white front legs, these are used to cover the females eyes during mating....
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Megachile xylocopoides, m, face, md, kent county
As you can see from the tattered edges of the wings...this is an old bee, meaning it has been out and about for about 5 weeks. This is also a male, one could count the antennal segments (13 in males, 12 in females) but you can also tell by the greatly expanded white front legs, these are used to cover the females eyes during mating....
Megachile xylocopoides, m, side, md, kent county
As you can see from the tattered edges of the wings...this is an old bee, meaning it has been out and about for about 5 weeks. This is also a male, one could count the antennal segments (13 in males, 12 in females) but you can also tell by the greatly expanded white front legs, these are used to cover the females eyes during mating....
As you can see from the tattered edges of the wings...this is an old bee, meaning it has been out and about for about 5 weeks. This is also a male, one could count the antennal segments (13 in males, 12 in females) but you can also tell by the greatly expanded white front legs, these are used to cover the females eyes during mating....
Megachile, U, SIde of head, UTAH
Probably Megachile pugnata, found on the desert experiment range in Utah.
Probably Megachile pugnata, found on the desert experiment range in Utah.
Megachile-apicalis,-female,-back
Megachile apicalis, female, Maryland, Cumberland, July 2012, Railroad Tracks, on Knapweed
Megachile apicalis, female, Maryland, Cumberland, July 2012, Railroad Tracks, on Knapweed
Megachile-armaticeps,-female,-face
Megachile armaticeps. Cuba, GTMO, Female, note the structures on the clypeus! June 2011
Megachile armaticeps. Cuba, GTMO, Female, note the structures on the clypeus! June 2011
Megachile-armaticeps,-female,-side
Megachile armaticeps, Cuba, GTMO, June 2011 Female
Megachile armaticeps, Cuba, GTMO, June 2011 Female
Megachile-brevis,-female,-face
Megachile brevis, Female, Maryland, Kent County
Megachile brevis, Female, Maryland, Kent County
Megachile-brevis,-female,-side
Megachile brevis, female, Kent County, Maryland, June 2012
Megachile brevis, female, Kent County, Maryland, June 2012
Megachile-campanulae,-male,-side
Megachile campanulae, Allegany Count, MD, May 2012
Megachile campanulae, Allegany Count, MD, May 2012
Megachile-campanulae,-male,-side
Megachile campanulae, male, Kent County, Maryland, June 2012
Megachile campanulae, male, Kent County, Maryland, June 2012
Megachile-frugalis,-female,-face
Megachile furgalis, female, Western Maryland, July 2012
Megachile furgalis, female, Western Maryland, July 2012
Megachile-gemula,-side
Megachile gemula, male. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
Megachile gemula, male. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
Megachile-lanata,-male,-side
Megachile lanata, male, Hawaii, Oahu, represents a new species for the islands in the Pacific, originally from Africa, now widespread in the Caribbean, March 2012
Megachile lanata, male, Hawaii, Oahu, represents a new species for the islands in the Pacific, originally from Africa, now widespread in the Caribbean, March 2012
Megachile-lanata,-male-unknown,-back
Megachile lanata, male, Hawaii, Oahu, represents a new species for the islands in the Pacific, originally from Africa, now widespread in the Caribbean, March 2012
Megachile lanata, male, Hawaii, Oahu, represents a new species for the islands in the Pacific, originally from Africa, now widespread in the Caribbean, March 2012
Megachile-lanata,-male-unknown,-face
Megachile lanata, male, Hawaii, Oahu, represents a new species for the islands in the Pacific, originally from Africa, now widespread in the Caribbean, March 2012
Megachile lanata, male, Hawaii, Oahu, represents a new species for the islands in the Pacific, originally from Africa, now widespread in the Caribbean, March 2012
Megachile-mendica,-unkown,-back
Megachile mendica, male, May 2012, Allegany County, Maryland
Megachile mendica, male, May 2012, Allegany County, Maryland
Megachile-relativa,-female,-side
Megachile relativa, female, Allegany County, Maryland, May 2012
Megachile relativa, female, Allegany County, Maryland, May 2012
Megachile-rotundata,-male,-back
Megachile rotundata, male, Maryland 2012
Megachile-sculpturalis,-female,-face
Megachile sculpturalis, Maryland, Cumberland, Allegany County
Megachile sculpturalis, Maryland, Cumberland, Allegany County
Megachile-timberlakei,-unknown,-side
Megachile timberlakei, Hawaii, Oahu, March 2012
Megalopta genalis, M, back, panama, barocolorado
What an interesting species. Instead of flying during the day, this species flies just before dawn and just after dusk, times where we have difficulty seeing. This species, however, forages on crepuscular and night fowering flowers, more often associated with bats and moths. Note the large eyes and ocelli.
What an interesting species. Instead of flying during the day, this species flies just before dawn and just after dusk, times where we have difficulty seeing. This species, however, forages on crepuscular and night fowering flowers, more often associated with bats and moths. Note the large eyes and ocelli.