alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Butterfly-leaf

Megachile rotundata compared with Adenolobus garipensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Butterfly-leaf
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	Adenolobus
Species	Megachile rotundata	Adenolobus garipensis

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Butterfly-leaf
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).

Butterfly-leaf

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.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.