Megachile rubi,M,Face,NC,Moore County_2013-09-28-181432 ZS PMax_10826614423_o A interesting leaf-cutting bee, largely restricted to the heavy sand regions of the coastal plains of the Carolinas down to Florida, quite a number of other species have simliar

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Megachile rubi,M,Face,NC,Moore County_2013-09-28-181432 ZS PMax_10826614423_o A interesting leaf-cutting bee, largely restricted to the heavy sand regions of the coastal plains of the Carolinas down to Florida, quite a number of other species have simliar distributions with deep sand being a linking factor. Collected by Heather Campbell and photographed by Colby Francoeur Megachile rubi,M,Face,NC,Moore ZS PMax

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