Candelnut vs Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Megachile centuncularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Aleurites	Megachile
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Megachile centuncularis

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.