Date Collected:

2013-06-04/2013-06-05

North America: United States: Massachusetts: Suffolk | Arnold Arboretum, Bussey Brook Meadow, along Blackwell Footpath, site BBM

Current Identification
Megachile rotundata (Fabricius, 1793)
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Apoidea Megachilidae Megachilinae Megachilini
Common Name(s): alfalfa leafcutting bee; découpeuse de la luzerne
Determiner: Sam DroegeORCID iD icon
Nature of ID: expert ID

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Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (mounted) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Massachusetts
  • County:
  • Suffolk
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1002923 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Arnold Arboretum, Bussey Brook Meadow, along Blackwell Footpath, site BBM
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA: MA, Suffolk,- Arnold Arboretum - Bussey Brook Meadow, (42°17'57.6''N, 71°6'58.3''W) 4-5.vi.2013 bee bowl, coll. G. Shelton
  • Locality Remarks:
  • site BBM
  • Georeference:
  • 42.2993333°, -71.116194° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: Georgia Shelton on 2013-07-31 (Source: GPS Garmin etrex)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (42° 17′ 58″ N  71° 6′ 58″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 2013-06-04 / 2013-06-05
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 4-5.vi.2013
  • Collector:
  • Georgia Shelton

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