Kebnat
INSECTS

Frigid Leafcutter Bee

Megachile frigida

Insects
Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Female
Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Male
Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Female

Hymenopteran in the family Megachilidae. Feeds on nectar.

There are 25 observations of Frigid Leafcutter Bee in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches and Montréal, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale8
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  3. Montréal4
  4. Montérégie3
  5. Mauricie2
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  8. Côte-Nord1

Similar species

Unarmed Leafcutter BeeMegachile inermis
broad-handed leafcutter beeMegachile latimanus
Flat-tailed Leafcutter BeeMegachile mendica
Pugnacious Leafcutter BeeMegachile pugnata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Black-and-gray Leafcutter BeeMegachile melanophaea
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis
Alfalfa Leafcutter BeeMegachile rotundata