Megachile rubi, M, Side, NC, Moore County_2014-01-07-191535 ZS PMax_13669229015_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 sim

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Megachile rubi, M, Side, NC, Moore County_2014-01-07-191535 ZS PMax_13669229015_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, Side, NC, Moore ZS PMax

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Keywords: animal, arthropod, bee, closeup, insect, macro, nature, rubi, taxonomy:binomial=megachile, usgsbiml