Megachile zapoteca

Cresson, 1878

Megachile zapoteca is a solitary leafcutter in the , first described by Cresson in 1878. It is to Mexico and Central America, with records from multiple Mexican states including Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Veracruz, as well as Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. As a member of the Megachile, it likely exhibits the characteristic leaf-cutting for nest construction, though specific behavioral details for this remain poorly documented.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Megachile zapoteca: //ˌmɛɡəˈkaɪli zəˈpɒtɪkə//

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Distribution

to Mexico and Central America. In Mexico, recorded from Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México (state), Michoacán, Morelos, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tlaxcala, and Veracruz. Also reported from Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras.

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