Megachile Latreille, 1802
(leaf-cutter and mud bees)

Interactions where Megachile is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
female female builds nest using semicircular or oblong pieces of live leaf Rhododendron rhododendrons and azaleas Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile/Megachileleaf-cutter and mud beesfemale Plant / nest /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/Rhododendronrhododendrons and azaleassemicircular or oblong pieces of liveleaf
female female builds nest using semicircular or oblong pieces of live leaf Laburnum laburnums Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile/Megachileleaf-cutter and mud beesfemale Plant / nest /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Laburnum/Laburnumlaburnumssemicircular or oblong pieces of liveleaf
female female builds nest using semicircular or oblong pieces of live leaf Ligustrum ovalifolium Garden Privet Lamiales: Oleaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile/Megachileleaf-cutter and mud beesfemale Plant / nest /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Ligustrum ovalifolium/Ligustrum ovalifoliumgarden privetsemicircular or oblong pieces of liveleaf
female female builds nest using semicircular or oblong pieces of live leaf Syringa lilacs Lamiales: Oleaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile/Megachileleaf-cutter and mud beesfemale Plant / nest /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa/Syringalilacssemicircular or oblong pieces of liveleaf
female female builds nest using semicircular or oblong pieces of live leaf Rosa roses and briars Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile/Megachileleaf-cutter and mud beesfemale Plant / nest /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosaroses and briarssemicircular or oblong pieces of liveleaf

Interactions where Megachile is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
pollen store is kleptoparasitised by larva UK/Ireland Coelioxys elongata Dull-vented Sharp-tail Bee Hymenoptera: Megachilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Coelioxys elongata/Coelioxys elongatadull-vented sharp-tail beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile/Megachileleaf-cutter and mud beespollen store larva kleptoparasitises pollen store
food store is kleptoparasitised by larva UK/Ireland Coelioxys inermis Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee Hymenoptera: Megachilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Coelioxys inermis/Coelioxys inermisshiny-vented sharp-tail beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile/Megachileleaf-cutter and mud beesfood store larva kleptoparasitises food store
food store is kleptoparasitised by larva UK/Ireland Coelioxys mandibularis Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee Hymenoptera: Megachilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Coelioxys mandibularis/Coelioxys mandibularissquare-jawed sharp-tail beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile/Megachileleaf-cutter and mud beesfood store larva kleptoparasitises food store
food store is kleptoparasitised by larva UK/Ireland Coelioxys quadridentata Grooved Sharp-tail Bee Hymenoptera: Megachilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Coelioxys quadridentata/Coelioxys quadridentatagrooved sharp-tail beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile/Megachileleaf-cutter and mud beesfood store larva kleptoparasitises food store
food store is kleptoparasitised by larva UK/Ireland Coelioxys rufescens Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee Hymenoptera: Megachilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Coelioxys rufescens/Coelioxys rufescensrufescent sharp-tail beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile/Megachileleaf-cutter and mud beesfood store larva kleptoparasitises food store

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Megachile (leaf-cutter and mud bees) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Megachile (leaf-cutter and mud bees) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Megachile circumcincta
Black-headed Leafcutter Bee
Species 4 trophisms
Megachile lapponica
Willowherb Leafcutter Bee
Species 1 trophisms
Megachile leachella
Silvery Leaf-cutter Bee
Species 2 trophisms
Megachile maritima
Coastal Leaf-cutter Bee, Coast Leafcutter Bee
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMegachile (leaf-cutter and mud bees)
FamilyMEGACHILIDAE (a family of solitary bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Megachile (leaf-cutter and mud bees)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Else, G. 1999 Identification - Leafcutter Bees British Wildlife Vol 10 (6): 388-393.
Perkins, R.C.L. 1925 The British Species of Megachile, with Descriptions of Some New Varieties from Ireland, and a Species new to Britain in F. Smith’s Collection Ent. Mon. Mag.: 95-101.

Megachile (leaf-cutter and mud bees) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
The Buzz Club 2016 How to build a solitary bee home

Pathology

Klimov, P.B., O’Connor, B., Ochoa, R., Bauchan, G., Redford, A. & Scher, J. 2016 Bee Mite ID: Bee-Associated Mite Genera of the World idtools.org/id/mites/beemites

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Megachile (leaf-cutter and mud bees):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 26 images of Megachile (leaf-cutter and mud bees)
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