Megachile willughbiella - male
A male Willughby's Leafcutter Bee just about to emerge from one of our garden bee-hotels. I'd assumed that it was just another of the species that I'm seeing a lot of in the garden (M. ligniseca possibly) but took a look anyway and saw the flattened and expanded front tarsi.
As I understand it, the males of M. circumcincta and maritima also have expanded front tarsi, but I suspect that it isn't one of those. Need to see the whole bee really to be sure! Don't know if eye colour helps in the differentiation. Definitely greenish here.
Megachile willughbiella - male
A male Willughby's Leafcutter Bee just about to emerge from one of our garden bee-hotels. I'd assumed that it was just another of the species that I'm seeing a lot of in the garden (M. ligniseca possibly) but took a look anyway and saw the flattened and expanded front tarsi.
As I understand it, the males of M. circumcincta and maritima also have expanded front tarsi, but I suspect that it isn't one of those. Need to see the whole bee really to be sure! Don't know if eye colour helps in the differentiation. Definitely greenish here.