Megachile inimica Cresson, 1872 is a animal in the Megachilidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Megachile inimica Cresson, 1872

Megachile inimica Cresson, 1872

Megachile inimica, the hostile leaf-cutter bee, is a 1872-described Megachilidae bee native to North and Central America.

Family
Genus
Megachile
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Megachile inimica Cresson, 1872

Megachile inimica, commonly known as the hostile leaf-cutter bee, is a bee species belonging to the family Megachilidae. It was first described by Ezra Townsend Cresson in 1872. This species is native to North and Central America, where it occurs in Mexico, Guatemala, and the southern United States.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Megachilidae Megachile

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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