Megachile | Megachile Index | Megachile aurifrons | Megachile chrysopyga | Megachile erythropyga | Megachile (Eutricharaea) | Megachile (Eutricharaea) macularis | Megachile (Hackeriapis) canifrons | Megachile (Hackeriapis) ferox | Megachile (Hackeriapis) rhodura | Megachile lucidiventris | Megachile punctata | Megachile (Rhodomegachile) deanii | Megachile semiluctuosa | Megachile (Thaumatosoma) | Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii | Megachile (Thaumatosoma) remeata | Megachile ustulata
Welcome to our thumbnail links to our listed species of Megachile Bees found. We like to thank the many bee contributors, sharing their insights and photographs.
Megachile are a cosmopolitan group of so called solitary bees, the genus being one of the largest genera of bees, containing (at time of writing) 56 subgenera, encompassing 1,520 recognised species, that are also known as Leafcutter Bees or Leaf Cutting Bees, Resin Bees, and Mortar Bees.
Megachile ferox
Megachile ferox males roosting in Melbourne, Victoria.
(Image captured with NikonZ50, Laowa 60mm, Cygnustech Diffuser).
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Megachilidae
- Subfamily: Megachilinae
- Tribe: Megachilini
- Genus: Megachile
- Species: Megachile ferox
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Megachilidae
- Subfamily: Megachilinae
- Tribe: Megachilini
- Genus: Megachile
Footnote & References
- Megachile, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachile (last visited May 13, 2022)
- Native Bee Resins, Australian Native Bee, https://www.australiannativebee.com/2015/11/09/native-bee-resins/
- Megachilidae – General Information | Using the Identification Guide, Bee-ID-SM, Javascript-based identification tool, https://michaelbatley.github.io/Bee-ID-SM/help.htm
Megachile | Megachile Index | Megachile aurifrons | Megachile chrysopyga | Megachile erythropyga | Megachile (Eutricharaea) | Megachile (Eutricharaea) macularis | Megachile (Hackeriapis) canifrons | Megachile (Hackeriapis) ferox | Megachile (Hackeriapis) rhodura | Megachile lucidiventris | Megachile punctata | Megachile (Rhodomegachile) deanii | Megachile semiluctuosa | Megachile (Thaumatosoma) | Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii | Megachile (Thaumatosoma) remeata | Megachile ustulata
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