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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies (Megachilidae) » Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives (Megachilinae) » Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, and Sharptail bees (Megachilini) » Leafcutter and Resin Bees (Megachile) » Subgenus Xanthosarus (Megachile Subgenus Xanthosarus) » Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile latimanus)

Species Megachile latimanus - Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family Megachilidae (Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies)
Subfamily Megachilinae (Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives)
Tribe Megachilini (Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, and Sharptail bees)
Genus Megachile (Leafcutter and Resin Bees)
No Taxon (Subgenus Xanthosarus)
Species latimanus (Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Megachile femorata; Megachile acuta; Megachile vidua
Range
Alberta to Nova Scotia, south to Kansas and Georgia. In the southeast it is limited to the higher elevations of the Appalachians.
Discover Life Map
Season
May to October.
Food
The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images. Regularly visits Asteraceae including thistles and also Fabaceae and Lamiaceae.
Remarks
Male's front legs thick and hairy.
Internet References
Discover Life
U. Alberta
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 23 April, 2007 - 4:03pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, John S. Ascher, hg, PaleoJon
Last updated 3 July, 2021 - 6:19pm

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