découpeuse de la luzerne vs Apical leafcutter bee

Megachile rotundata compared with Megachile apicalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	découpeuse de la luzerne	Apical leafcutter bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Megachilidae	Megachilidae
Genus same	Megachile	Megachile
Species	Megachile rotundata	Megachile apicalis

Evolutionary Relationship

découpeuse de la luzerne and Apical leafcutter bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Megachile.

Conservation Status

découpeuse de la luzerne

NE — Not Evaluated

Apical leafcutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	découpeuse de la luzerne	Apical leafcutter bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

découpeuse de la luzerne

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).

Apical leafcutter bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and United States.

découpeuse de la luzerne

The Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee (Megachile rotundata) is a species in the genus Megachile. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Apical leafcutter bee

The Apical leafcutter bee (Megachile apicalis) 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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States