Category
page 1Megachile
Megachile pluto
species of insect
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Megachile
thumb|Male Megachile
The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary bees, often called leafcutter bees or leafcutting bees; it also includes the resin bees and mortar bees. While other genera within the family Megachilidae may chew leaves or petals into fragments to build their nests, certain species within Megachile neatly cut pieces of leaves or petals, hence their common name. This is one of the largest genera of bees, with more than 1500 species in over 50 subgenera. The alfalfa leafcutter bee (Megachile rotundata) is managed on a commercial scale for crop pollination, and has bee
Megachile rotundata
species of insect
Sculptured resin bee
species of insect
Megachile parietina
species of insect
Megachile centuncularis
species of insect
Megachile campanulae
species of bee in the Megachilidae family
Megachile bombycina
species of insect
Megachile versicolor
species of insect
Megachile texana
species of insect
Megachile alpicola
species of insect
Megachile albisecta
species of insect
Megachile axillaris
species of insect
Megachile disjunctiformis
species of insect
Megachile willughbiella
species of insect
Megachile sicula
species of insect
Megachile lagopoda
species of insect
Megachile apicalis
species of insect
Megachile ericetorum
species of insect
Megachile analis
species of insect
Megachile mystacea
species of insect
Megachile lanata
species of insect
Megachile chrysopyga
species of insect
Megachile genalis
species of insect
Megachile fortis
species of insect
Megachile pyrenaica
species of insect
Megachile anograe
species of insect
Megachile coquilletti
species of insect
Megachile mystaceana
species of insect
Megachile mendica
species of insect
Megachile perihirta
species of insect
Megachile brevis
species of insect
Megachile euzona
species of insect
Megachile armaticeps
species of insect
Megachile incerta
species of insect
Megachile nigriventris
species of insect
Megachile gentilis
species of insect
Megachile variabilis
species of insect
Megachile callura
species of insect
Megachile hilli
species of insect
Megachile planula
species of insect
Megachile atrella
species of insect
Megachile perezi
species of insect
Megachile poeyi
species of insect
Megachile bicornis
species of insect
Megachile lefebvrei
species of insect
Megachile deceptoria
species of insect
Megachile eucalypti
species of insect
Megachile oenotherae
species of insect
Megachile pictiventris
species of insect
Megachile patera
species of insect
Megachile cypricola
species of insect
Megachile maxillosa
species of insect
Megachile funnelli
species of insect
Megachile chrysopogon
species of insect
Megachile semicandens
species of insect
Megachile chrysopygopsis
species of insect
Megachile circumcincta
species of insect
Megachile deceptrix
species of insect
Megachile angusta
species of insect