Black-headed Leafcutter Bee vs Mégachile guenille

Megachile circumcincta compared with Megachile centuncularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Leafcutter Bee	Mégachile guenille
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 circumcincta	Megachile centuncularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee and Mégachile guenille share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Megachile.

Conservation Status

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mégachile guenille

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Leafcutter Bee	Mégachile guenille
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.

Mégachile guenille

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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