Megachile is a large, cosmopolitan genus of bees with more than 1500 species and 50 subgenera worldwide. There are 1520 species in North America in 16 subgenera.
Megachile angelarum, 25 Aug 2022
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Megachile sp. (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile sp. (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)
Megachile sp. Subgenus: Xanthosarus (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile sp. Subgenus: Xanthosarus (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Megachile sp. (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Visiting common lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Megachile pugnata (Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
Megachile angelarum (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile sp. Subgenus: Xanthosarus (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile sp. (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile angelarum (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Closing up nest with resin in bee hotel.
Seems to be using resin.
Megachile angelarum (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Seems to be using resin to close nest in bee hotel
Megachile angelarum (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile angelarum (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
On spruce stump
Megachile angelarum (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Hanging out on a bee hotel
Megachile angelarum (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Caught leaving hole in spruce stump
12 mm
Megachile angelarum (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile angelarum (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile sp. Subgenus: Chelostomoides (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile sp. (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile sp. (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile rotundata (Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee)
Megachile pugnata (Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump. Length 17 mm
Megachile angelarum (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.
Length 10 mm
Megachile melanophaea (Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee)
Megachile sp. Subgenus: Xanthosarus (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Megachile sp. Subgenus: Xanthosarus (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Megachile sp. Subgenus: Xanthosarus (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Taxonomy Subclass:
Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
Suborder:
Apocrita (Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees)
Infraorder:
Aculeata (Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily:
Apoidea (Bees and Apoid Wasps)
Family:
Megachilidae (Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees)
Genus:
Megachile (Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
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