alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee

Megachile rotundata compared with Megachile versicolor

Key Differences

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Megachilidae	Megachilidae
Genus same	Megachile	Megachile
Species	Megachile rotundata	Megachile versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee and Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Megachile.

View Genus: Megachile

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee
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).

Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

The Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile versicolor) is a species in the genus Megachile. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.