Megachile pruina

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Megachile pruina: //ˌmɛɡəˈkaɪli ˈpruɪnə//

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Images

Probably Hoary Leaf-cutter Bee Megachile pruinas (38403781522) by gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Probably Hoary Leaf-cutter Bee Megachile pruinas (38403781282) by gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Megachile pruina, f, charlotte county, fl, face 2016-08-24-13.28 (29252005705) by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA. Used under a Public domain license.
Probably Hoary Leaf-cutter Bee Megachile pruinas (37548364755) by gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Megachile pruina, f, charlotte county, fl, side 2016-08-24-13.44 (28628798874) by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA. Used under a Public domain license.
Megachile pruina, f, charlotte county, fl, back 2016-08-24-13.21 (29217836596) by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA. Used under a Public domain license.

Summary

Megachile pruina, also known as the Hoary Leafcutter Bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Smith in 1853.

Distribution

North Carolina to Florida and Texas, also considered native to the islands of Bermuda.

Tags

  • Megachile pruina
  • Hoary Leafcutter Bee
  • Megachilidae
  • bees