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Megachile ligniseca is a solitary leafcutter bee species found across Europe and parts of Asia. As suggested by its Latin name meaning 'wood-digger,' this species is notable for the females' behavior of excavating nesting tunnels in dead or decaying wood, unlike many other Megachile species that use...

Megachile leachella, commonly known as the silvery leafcutter bee, is a solitary insect native to Europe, first described by the English entomologist John Curtis in 1828. As a member of the Megachile genus, the female bee is known for cutting neatly rounded pieces from leaves to construct and line t...

Megachile versicolor is a solitary leafcutter bee in the family Megachilidae, recorded across much of Europe. Females construct nests in existing cavities and line individual brood cells with pieces cut from leaves, rather than using the leaves as food. Like other leafcutter bees, it carries pollen...

Megachile maritima is a Palearctic species of solitary leafcutter bee in the family Megachilidae, first described by William Kirby in 1802. It occurs in coastal and other sandy habitats, where females construct individual nests rather than living in eusocial colonies. Like other members of its genus...

Megachile circumcincta is a solitary leafcutter bee in the family Megachilidae, distributed across parts of the Palearctic region. William Kirby formally described the species in 1802. Like other members of Megachile, females carry pollen on specialized hairs beneath the abdomen rather than on the h...

Megachile xylocopoides is a species of leafcutter bee in the family Megachilidae, commonly called the carpenter-mimic leafcutter bee. Its dark, robust appearance can resemble a carpenter bee, which explains the common name, but it belongs to Megachile rather than Xylocopa. The species was described...

Megachile analis is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, within the genus that includes leafcutter and resin bees. It was described by Nylander in 1852, and European conservation data list it as Data Deficient; EUNIS reports no established common name and only limited species information. Av...

Megachile texana is a species of solitary bee in the family Megachilidae, commonly called the Texas leafcutter bee. Ezra Townsend Cresson described it in 1878 from Texas, which is reflected in the species name and taxonomic authority. As a Megachile, it belongs to a group whose females carry pollen...

Megachile montivaga is a North American leafcutter bee described by Cresson in 1878. Like other leafcutter bees, it is a solitary bee that uses cut pieces of leaves in the construction or lining of nests, often taking advantage of pre-existing cavities rather than forming a large communal hive. The...

Megachile latimanus, commonly called the broad-handed leafcutter bee, is a species in the family Megachilidae. Thomas Say described it in 1823, and taxonomic databases place it in the large leafcutter-bee genus Megachile. Like other members of that genus, it is a solitary bee rather than a social ho...

Megachile parallela is a North American leafcutter bee originally described by Smith in 1853. Its name is associated with the parallel-sided form of its body, while its classification places it among solitary bees of the genus Megachile. The species is relevant to entomological and pollinator refere...

Megachile perihirta is a species of solitary leafcutter bee in the genus Megachile, a group of bees whose females commonly use pieces of leaves or other plant material when constructing nest cells. It is native to North America and is treated as a wild bee rather than a social, hive-forming species....

Megachile melanophaea is a solitary North American leafcutter bee in the family Megachilidae. It is distributed across much of Canada and the northern United States, including Alaska, and is recognized by its generally dark appearance and pale abdominal hair markings. Females construct brood cells u...

Megachile mendica, commonly called the flat-tailed leafcutter bee, is a solitary bee in the family Megachilidae. Ezra Townsend Cresson described the species in 1878, and its native range is in North America. Like other leafcutter bees, it uses pieces of leaves to construct nest cells rather than for...

Megachile addenda is a solitary leafcutter bee in the family Megachilidae, described by Ezra Townsend Cresson in 1878. It is native to North America and is also known as the cranberry leafcutter bee because it has been documented pollinating cranberry crops. Females construct brood cells using piece...

Megachile frigida is a species of leafcutter bee in the family Megachilidae, recorded from North America. The species was described by Frederick Smith in 1853 and belongs to Megachile, a genus whose females commonly use pieces of leaves or petals when constructing nests. It is studied as part of Nor...

Megachile angelarum is a species of leafcutter bee in the family Megachilidae and the subgenus Chelostomoides. Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell described it in 1902, using material from New Mexico. Its known range extends across western North America, including southern British Columbia, California, Ar...

Megachile rugifrons is a species of leafcutter bee in the family Megachilidae and genus Megachile. Its taxonomic authority is given as Smith, 1854, the year associated with its formal description, and the species appears in North American bee references and conservation databases. It is relevant to...

Megachile inimica is a species of leafcutter bee in the family Megachilidae, known in English as the hostile leaf-cutter bee. It occurs in parts of North and Central America, including the southern United States and Mexico, with documented records extending into Guatemala. As a member of Megachile,...

Megachile policaris is a North American leafcutter bee in the genus Megachile. Leafcutter bees are solitary bees whose females cut pieces from leaves and use the material to construct or line nest cells, rather than producing the large communal colonies associated with honey bees. The species was or...