Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Megachile proxima
Explanation of Names
The common name refers to the specific epithet and to Fabre's common name for a related Old World species.
Range
Old World species, widely distributed through the Ethiopian and Oriental regions, and has been established in the West Indies since the days of the slave trade.
Food
The Hosts section on its
Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.
Remarks
introduced from the Old World tropics