Leafcutter Bee
Megachile centuncularis
An adult solitary bee found around gardens, woodland edges, hedgerows, and other places with flowers and nesting cavities. It drinks nectar and gathers pollen, while females cut neat oval pieces from leaves to line individual brood cells. Adults are agile fliers and important pollinators, though they usually avoid conflict unless handled. One notable fact is that the female carries pollen on hairs beneath the abdomen rather than on the hind legs like many other bees.
- Type
- Wing / Venom
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Leafcutter Bee