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  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Hymenopterans
  6. Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees
  7. Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees
  8. Megachiloides
  9. Megachile wheeleri

species 9 observations

Megachile wheeleri

Megachile wheeleri

Status
native
Pollen
Specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Ericameria, Grindelia, Achillea, Chrysothamnus and Machaeranthera
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Megachile wheeleri is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Mitchell in 1927.

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Supported by All

53 native plants
support it in the US
  • Pollen hosts Plants whose pollen its young are raised on Common Yarrow, Horseweed, Philadelphia Fleabane, Daisy Fleabane 51
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Western Aster, Western Mountain Aster 2

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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