Megachile pugnata is a species of North American bee in the family Megachilidae.[1] It was described by Thomas Say in 1837.[1]
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| Megachile pugnata pugnata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Megachile |
| Species: | M. pugnata
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| Megachile pugnata Say, 1837
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Females are 12–18 mm in length while male are somewhat smaller: 11–13 mm. The adults are active from June to September.[2]
Females of this species are oligolectic on the pollen of plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, and commonly visit ironweeds (e.g. Vernonia fasciculata) for nectar.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Megachile". BioLib. 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Discover Life
- ^ Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.