Giant resin bee

Megachile sculpturalis

''Megachile sculpturalis'', known as the giant resin bee, has a size between 1⁄2 and 1 in. It is much bigger than most other leafcutting bees. Native to Japan and China, it has been introduced to the Eastern United States and Ontario, Canada in recent times, and recorded as invasive in Europe in 2009.
Sculptured Resin Bee - Megachile sculpturalis Large bee with a black head and abdomen. The thorax wass covered with dense yellowish-brown hairs. Wings are dark, but transparent. Overall size was about 3 cm long.
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Appearance

It is mainly black with brownish yellow hairs. They are known to use cavities belonging to carpenter bees to make their nests.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyMegachilidae
GenusMegachile
SpeciesM. sculpturalis