Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter Coelioxys sayi Robertson, 1897    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Megachilidae   >   Genus Coelioxys   

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"The most common Coelioxys in the East. This is C. sayi. Now, C. sayi is a nest parasite (like all Coelioxys) and it likes to drop its eggs in the nest of what is usually the most common leaf cutter in the East, Megachile mendica. That said, these bees are so little studied that it would not be at all surprising to find that it also is dropping eggs in similar hosts such as M. brevis. These bees are well-armored against the stings of the hunky leaf cutters, to the extent that putting a pin through them when preparing them can be a bit crunchy. (Another cocktail fact from your favorite government program)." (S. Droege, pers. comm.)

There are 51 records in the project database.

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A Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/30/2012). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

A Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/16/2014). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

A female Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/28/2007). Identified as most likely C. sayi by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/14/2019). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Katie Woods. (MBP list)

A Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/20/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

A female Coexlioxys sayi in Howard Co., Maryland (8/4/2013). Notes from Richard Orr: "This female Leafcutting Bee (Coelioxys sayi) is a parasite of other Leafcutting Bees in the genus Megachile. They are far less common than their hosts so they are always a pleasure to find. The added bonus was that this was a new county record and only the second species of Coelioxys to be recorded in Howard County, Maryland." Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/29/2020). (c) kwixted0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Kerry Wixted. (MBP list)

Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Matt Muir via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) siobhanc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by siobhanc via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A male Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter (dorsal). Photographed by Ashleigh Jacobs. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A male Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/23/2013). Image processed by Dejen Mengis. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Coelioxys sayi at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Odenton, Maryland (6/7/2012). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/25/2013). Image processed by Dejen Mengis. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Coelioxys sayi at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Odenton, Maryland (6/7/2012). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Coelioxys sayi collected at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Odenton, Maryland (6/7/2012). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter in Haywood Co., Tennesee (2/1/2013). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Say's Cuckoo-leaf-cutter in Haywood Co., Tennesee (2/1/2013). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)


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