Black Mud Bee vs Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Megachile parietina compared with Megachile centuncularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mud Bee	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)
Family same	Megachilidae	Megachilidae
Genus same	Megachile	Megachile
Species	Megachile parietina	Megachile centuncularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Mud Bee

LC — Least Concern

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mud Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Norway.

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).

Black Mud Bee

The Black Mud Bee (Megachile parietina) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway