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INSECTS

Orange-tipped Wood-digger

Anthophora terminalis

Insects
Orange-tipped Wood-digger, Female
Orange-tipped Wood-digger, Male
Orange-tipped Wood-digger, photo 3 of 5

Hymenopteran in the family Apidae. Feeds on nectar.

There are 42 observations of Orange-tipped Wood-digger in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie17
  2. Montréal8
  3. Outaouais5
  4. Capitale-Nationale3
  5. Mauricie3
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  7. Nord-du-Québec1
  8. Lanaudière1
  9. Laurentides1
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Similar species

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Black-and-gray Leafcutter BeeMegachile melanophaea
European Woolcarder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Flat-tailed Leafcutter BeeMegachile mendica
Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatus
Unarmed Leafcutter BeeMegachile inermis
broad-handed leafcutter beeMegachile latimanus
Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis
Small-handed Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile gemula