Red-legged Sharp-tail Bee

Coelioxys brevis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae

Megachile leachella, also known as the silvery leafcutter bee, is a species of solitary bee in the family Megachilidae. This species is widely distributed in the Western Palaearctic region from Southern Fennoscandia to North Africa and the Middle East, however the precise boundaries of the species range is not fully understood. The species was described by John Curtis in 1828.

Distribution

Red-legged Sharp-tail Bee — (c) Julia Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Julia Moning · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 6Spain · 4

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Julia Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Julia Moning · CC-BY DescriptionMegachile leachella, Wikipedia contributors

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