alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Axehead Orange

Megachile rotundata compared with Acada biseriatus

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Axehead Orange is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Axehead Orange
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Megachilidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Megachile	Acada
Species	Megachile rotundata	Acada biseriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee and Axehead Orange share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Axehead Orange

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Axehead Orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Axehead Orange

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

The Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee (Megachile rotundata) is a species in the genus Megachile. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Axehead Orange

The Axehead Orange (Acada biseriatus) is a species in the genus Acada. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.