alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs black gidgee

Megachile rotundata compared with Acacia argyrodendron

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while black gidgee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	black gidgee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Megachilidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Megachile	Acacia
Species	Megachile rotundata	Acacia argyrodendron

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

black gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	black gidgee
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).

black gidgee

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.

black gidgee

The Black Gidgee (Acacia argyrodendron) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.