alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs bastard copperleaf

Megachile rotundata compared with Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while bastard copperleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	bastard copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Megachilidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Megachile	Acalypha
Species	Megachile rotundata	Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	bastard copperleaf
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).

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.