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 Leaf-cutting Megachilidae > Megachile pilidens
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| Manuel Lopez |
Posted on 10-12-2013 22:45
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 Member Location: Granada Posts: 2551 Joined: 03.09.11 |
Ivy leaf cutters to take then to the nest. I don't know the genus to which they belong. Is it possible to know with these pictures? Thanks Pic 1 Manuel Lopez attached the following image:  [174.82Kb] Edited by Manuel Lopez on 26-12-2013 19:39 Manuel |
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| Manuel Lopez |
Posted on 10-12-2013 22:47
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 2551 Joined: 03.09.11 |
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| Manuel Lopez |
Posted on 10-12-2013 22:47
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 2551 Joined: 03.09.11 |
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| Manuel Lopez |
Posted on 10-12-2013 22:48
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 2551 Joined: 03.09.11 |
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| Manuel Lopez |
Posted on 10-12-2013 22:48
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 2551 Joined: 03.09.11 |
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| ebbek |
Posted on 22-12-2013 14:54
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Member Location: SW Sweden, Halland Posts: 1447 Joined: 23.06.08 |
It looks like Megachile leachella (=dorsalis) Krister |
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| Manuel Lopez |
Posted on 23-12-2013 22:14
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 2551 Joined: 03.09.11 |
Ok, thanks 
Manuel |
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| ebbek |
Posted on 26-12-2013 12:12
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Member Location: SW Sweden, Halland Posts: 1447 Joined: 23.06.08 |
Hello again, I am quite sure that it is Megachile pilidens instead. We do not have that species in Sweden so I didn`t think about it earlier, but it is very similiar to leachella. On the third picture it is quite clear that tergite 3 and 4 are densely punctate at the middle and the end - which is typical for pilidens. In leachella there are more scattered punctures with shining interspaces on these tergites (same thing with mesonotum wich is densely punctate on pilidens, but it is more difficult to see on the pictures). Krister |
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| Manuel Lopez |
Posted on 26-12-2013 19:37
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 2551 Joined: 03.09.11 |
Ok. Thanks for the identification and explanation
Edited by Manuel Lopez on 26-12-2013 19:38 Manuel |
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