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  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Hymenopterans
  6. Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees
  7. Megachilinae

subfamily

Megachilinae

Megachilinae

Includes
190 native 16 introduced 11 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Megachilini 66 native
  • Osmiini 63 native
  • Anthidiini 57 native
  • Dioxyini 4 native

Range

United States

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

Most observed native Megachilinae All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee Megachile xylocopoides 7,722 observations
  • Western Leafcutter Bee Megachile perihirta 4,975 observations
  • Blue Orchard Bee Osmia lignaria 4,670 observations
  • Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee Megachile latimanus 4,206 observations
  • Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee Megachile pugnata 3,160 observations
  • Blueberry Mason Bee Osmia ribifloris 1,912 observations
  • Bellflower Resin Bee Megachile campanulae 1,799 observations
  • Parallel Leafcutter Bee Megachile parallela 1,727 observations
  • Eight-toothed Cuckoo Leaf-cutter Bee Coelioxys octodentatus 1,572 observations
  • Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee Megachile melanophaea 1,521 observations
  • Louisiana Painted-Dark Bee Stelis louisae 1,403 observations
  • Curved Pebble Bee Dianthidium curvatum 1,186 observations
  • Northern Rotund-Resin Bee Anthidiellum notatum 1,135 observations
  • Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee Paranthidium jugatorium 978 observations
  • Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee Megachile fidelis 964 observations
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