Megachile (Litomegachile) texana Cresson, 1878

Zarrillo, Tracy A., Stoner, Kimberly A. & Ascher, John S., 2025, Biodiversity of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in Connecticut (USA), Zootaxa 5586 (1), pp. 1-138 : 127

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5586.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:824780E1-1CF8-4836-BD37-A8056FB4C7C7

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1458879A-FFBC-FFC7-FF50-5DC2FE43FBD1

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Megachile (Litomegachile) texana Cresson, 1878
status

 

Megachile (Litomegachile) texana Cresson, 1878 View in CoL

Texas Leafcutter

Notes: Megachile texana is often found in urban areas and has a strong affinity for milkweed. In Connecticut this species has been found in sandplain remnants, powerline ROW, and agricultural land.

Subgenus Megachile Latreille

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Megachilidae

Genus

Megachile

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