alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Bird's Eye

Megachile rotundata compared with Alectryon subcinereus

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Bird's Eye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Bird's Eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Megachilidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Megachile	Alectryon
Species	Megachile rotundata	Alectryon subcinereus

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Bird's Eye
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).

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

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.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.