alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs megachile dorsalis

Megachile rotundata compared with Megachile leachella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	megachile dorsalis
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 leachella

Evolutionary Relationship

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee and megachile dorsalis share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Megachile.

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

megachile dorsalis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	megachile dorsalis
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).

megachile dorsalis

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark