alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Broughton willow wattle

Megachile rotundata compared with Acacia salicina

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Broughton willow wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Broughton willow wattle
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 salicina

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Broughton willow wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Broughton willow wattle
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).

Broughton willow wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Israel, Spain, and Zimbabwe.

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.

Broughton willow wattle

The Broughton Willow Wattle (Acacia salicina) 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.