leaf-cutter bee
(Megachile spp.)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies) | ||
Suborder |
Apocrita (wasps, ants and bees) | ||
Infraorder |
Aculeata (ants, bees and stinging wasps) | ||
Superfamily |
Apoidea (apoid wasps, bees, sphecoid wasps) | ||
Family |
Megachilidae (leaf-cutter bees, mason bees, and allies) | ||
Subfamily |
Megachilinae | ||
Tribe |
Megachilini | ||
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alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundata) bellflower resin bee (Megachile campanulae) black-and-gray leaf-cutter bee (Megachile melanophaea) broad-handed leafcutting bee (Megachile latimanus) common little leaf-cutter bee (Megachile brevis) frigid leaf-cutter bee (Megachile frigida) pugnacious leaf-cutter bee (Megachile pugnata) sculptured resin bee (Megachile sculpturalis) small-handed leaf-cutter bee (Megachile gemula) |
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Common Names |
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leafcutter and resin bees |
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There was a bee frenzy among my Golden Rod patch. So many different types of species, I couldn't count them. |
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| Alfredo Colon August 2019 |
Location: Slinger, Wisconsin |
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| Luciearl 8/2/2018 |
Location: Lake Shore, MN There was a bee frenzy among my Golden Rod patch. So many different types of species, I couldn't count them. |
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Created 8/6/2018
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