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Originally Posted by eucera  This is a female leaf-cutter bee (Megachile) and could be M. willughbiella. It is in the same sub-family of bees as Osmia (ie the Megachilini), typified by the pollen collecting apparatus, the scopa, being on the underside of the abdomen of the female |
Hi Eucera
I get some kind of leaf cutter bee in my garden that shows pollen on the abdomen. It uses the same nesting tubes I put up for the red mason bee. My only concern is that the next generation never seem to hatch out the following year. Come to think of it, the mason bees don't seem to make it through the winters either.
Regards, Chris