Cranberry-pollinator
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Megachile addenda
cranberry leafcutter bee
Megachile addenda is a solitary leafcutter bee native to North America, first described by Ezra Townsend Cresson in 1878. It is commonly known as the cranberry leafcutter bee due to its documented role as a pollinator of cranberry crops. The species nests in sand beds and belongs to the subgenus Delomegachile. Like other Megachile species, females cut leaf pieces to construct brood chambers.