Megachile xylocopoides explained

Megachile xylocopoides, the carpenter-mimic leafcutter bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae.^[1] It was described by Smith in 1853 and named for its superficial similarity to the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa^[1]

Its range is the United States from eastern Texas to southeast Pennsylvania.

External links

• http://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Carpenter-Mimic-Leafcutter-Bee.html
• http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Megachile+xylocopoides&flags=subgenus:
• https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/323780-Megachile-xylocopoides

Notes and References

1. Web site: Megachile. 2014. BioLib. 19 October 2014.