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Species Megachile pugnata - Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee

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 Sayapis

Species pugnata - Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee

Subspecies pugnata - Megachile pugnata pugnata
Subspecies pomonae - Megachile pugnata pomonae

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