A BIG bee

salden · Post by **salden** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:17 pm

Not sure what this is exactly, but it was big and like to hang around my butterfly bushes.

Gordon C. Snelling · Post by **Gordon C. Snelling** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:34 pm

Sue
It is a large Megachilid, commonly called leaf cutter bees. I think this one is imported but I am drawing blank on the species. Looks like a male.

salden · Post by **salden** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:41 pm

Gordon C. Snelling wrote:Sue
It is a large Megachilid, commonly called leaf cutter bees. I think this one is imported but I am drawing blank on the species. Looks like a male.

Imported? I know it is the first time I seen one in my yard

Gordon C. Snelling · Post by **Gordon C. Snelling** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:17 pm

There are several species that have been imported either accidentally or on purpose. I am honestly not sure if this is one of those species but it looks like the one I have seen before.