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Hoary Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pruina
Megachile pruina, also known as the Hoary Leafcutter Bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Smith in 1853.
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Description
M. pruina is a medium-sized (11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in)). These bees present a sexual dichromatism, in which the females can be very dark.
Wikipedia: “Description and identification”
Range & habitat
M. pruina is found in the United States, ranging from Virginia to Florida, and extending westward to Texas mostly along coastal habitats. The species is also considered native to the islands of Bermuda. In Bermuda, since 1989, its distribution has been confined to the Castle Harbour Islands Nature Reserve. Nonsuch Island serves as its primary habitat, with additional observations recorded on Cooper's Island, Southampton Island, Horn Rock, and Castle Island.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 630866.