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Leafcutter and Resin Bees (Megachile)
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Subgenus Sayapis (Megachile Subgenus Sayapis)
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Megachile fidelis
Species
Megachile fidelis
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 Sayapis)
Species
fidelis
(Megachile fidelis)
Identification
It has horns on the face.
Range
Discover Life Map
Food
The Hosts section on its
Discover Life species page
lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.
Internet References
Discover Life
Contributed by
John S. Ascher
on 8 November, 2009 - 10:18pm
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
,
hg
,
PaleoJon
Last updated 11 December, 2021 - 4:00pm