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Patchwork Leafcutter Bee

Megachile centuncularis

Classification

Class
Insecta

Megachile centuncularis, commonly known as the patchwork leafcutter bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was first described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Description The Megachilidae are long-tongued, solitary bees, characterized by a rectangular labrum, the flap-like structure at the front of the mouth.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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