Megachile centuncularis (Patchwork leafcutter bee)♀︎

Allium sp.

Last update: 10 April 2021


Common

LOCATION: Krimpen aan den IJssel, garden

OBSERVATION:
2020-V-20


A female Patchwork leafcutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) [1] foraging for nectar on Allium sp..
This plant is a favourite of this bee. There are almost always one or two specimen active on the plant.

Patchwork leafcutter bee ♀︎ (Megachile centuncularis) on Allium sp.

References

1 Nederlands Soortenregister

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