Black-headed Leafcutter Bee vs broom wattle

Megachile circumcincta compared with Acacia calamifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Leafcutter Bee	broom 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 circumcincta	Acacia calamifolia

Conservation Status

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

broom wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Leafcutter Bee	broom wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

broom wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee

The Black-headed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile circumcincta) 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.

broom wattle

The Broom Wattle (Acacia calamifolia) 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.