Megachile pugnata

Megachile pugnata is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae.[1] It was described by Say in 1837.[1]

Megachile pugnata
Megachile pugnata pugnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Megachile
Species:
M. pugnata
Binomial name
Megachile pugnata
Say, 1837

Female: 12-18 mm. Male 11-13 mm. Adult active from June to September. Visits flowers from several families, pollen specialist on Asteraceae. Found in most of North America.[2]

References

  1. "Megachile". BioLib. 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. Discover Life


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