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INSECTS

Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee

Megachile melanophaea

Insects
Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee, Female
Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee, Male
Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee, Female
9–14 mmLength

Hymenopteran in the family Megachilidae 9–14 mm long. Feeds on nectar.

There are 38 observations of Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale13
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  4. Nord-du-Québec3
  5. Laurentides2
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  8. Laval1
  9. Mauricie1
  10. Estrie1
  11. Outaouais1
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  13. Côte-Nord1

Similar species

Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Orange-tipped Wood-diggerAnthophora terminalis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Unarmed Leafcutter BeeMegachile inermis
broad-handed leafcutter beeMegachile latimanus
White-fronted Small-MasonHoplitis albifrons
Frigid Leafcutter BeeMegachile frigida
Small-handed Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile gemula
Bufflehead Mason BeeOsmia bucephala
Unequal Cellophane BeeColletes inaequalis
Red-belted Bumble BeeBombus rufocinctus
Half-black Bumble BeeBombus vagans