Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee
Megachile rotundata
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Marion, Arkansas
Modesto, California
Denio, Nevada
Columbus, New Mexico
Silverton, Oregon
Raymond, Washington
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Subfamily: Megachilinae
Tribe: Megachilini
Genus: Megachile
Species: rotundata
Binomial name
Megachile rotundata
Fabricius, 1787
The Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee (Megachile rotundata) is a European species of bee that has been cultured in the United States solely for pollination purposes. As a solitary but gregarious bee species, it does not build colonies or store honey, but is a very efficient pollinator of alfalfa... read more