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Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees
Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees
Megachile
Insecta
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Small
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Venom
Status
Common

About

Leafcutter, mortar, and resin bees are solitary insects that live in the genus Megachile. They are the largest genus of bees and have over 1500 species.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Megachilidae
Genus
Megachile