Kebnat
INSECTS

Unarmed Leafcutter Bee

Megachile inermis

Insects
Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Female
Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Male
Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, photo 3 of 5
11–20 mmLength

Hymenopteran in the family Megachilidae 11–20 mm long. Feeds on nectar.

There are 83 observations of Unarmed Leafcutter Bee in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Capitale-Nationale and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent25
  2. Capitale-Nationale13
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  6. Montérégie4
  7. Outaouais4
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  9. Laurentides3
  10. Estrie3
  11. Lanaudière1
  12. Mauricie1
  13. Montréal1

Similar species

broad-handed leafcutter beeMegachile latimanus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Pugnacious Leafcutter BeeMegachile pugnata
Flat-tailed Leafcutter BeeMegachile mendica
Golden-tailed Leafcutter BeeMegachile relativa
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis
Frigid Leafcutter BeeMegachile frigida
Black-and-gray Leafcutter BeeMegachile melanophaea
Orange-tipped Wood-diggerAnthophora terminalis
Tricolored Bumble BeeBombus ternarius
Eastern Thistle Longhorn BeeMelissodes desponsus
Unequal Cellophane BeeColletes inaequalis