Megachile ligniseca (Kirby, 1802)
Wood-carving Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile ligniseca(Kirby, 1802) - Wood-carving Leaf-cutter Bee, Genital capsule - dorsal view - magnified

Image 0005: Genital capsule - dorsal view - magnified

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Magnification macro-photographmacro-photograph
Image post-processing Stacked image (23 frames) combined in Helicon Focus
Equipment used Canon EOS400D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Magnification factor x5
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P96191
Found as Male imago
Date 24 May 2011
OS grid ref SU56
Lat/Lon 51° 20' N, 1° 10' W
Location Berks, VC22, England
Voucher 24 May 2011[A]
Record summary Male, visiting Chives in garden
Associated organism visiting live flowers of Allium schoenoprasum
Return to Record page Megachile ligniseca on 24 May 2011 at SU56 in Berks
Return to Taxon page Megachile ligniseca
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