Alectryon vs Willowherb Leafcutter Bee

Alectryon tropicus compared with Megachile lapponica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Willowherb Leafcutter Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Alectryon	Megachile
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Megachile lapponica

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Willowherb Leafcutter Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Willowherb Leafcutter Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Willowherb Leafcutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.