Patchwork Leafcutter Bee

Megachile centuncularis

Summary 2

Megachile centuncularis, commonly known as the patchwork leafcutter bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was first described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Amy Schnebelin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Amy Schnebelin
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachile_centuncularis

More Info

iNat Map

Body size large size
Nesting soil nester
Sociality non eusocial
Diet generalist forager
Garden frequency is rare
Status is native
Seasonality mid season