Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee vs rosecutter-bee

Megachile centuncularis compared with Megachile willughbiella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee	rosecutter-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 centuncularis	Megachile willughbiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee and rosecutter-bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Megachile.

Conservation Status

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

rosecutter-bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

rosecutter-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden