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Bellflower Resin Bee

Megachile campanulae

Classification

Class
Insecta

Megachile campanulae, known as the bellflower resin bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. Described in 1903, these solitary bees are native to eastern North America. Studies in 2013 placed them among the first insect species to use synthetic materials for making nests.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 1