megachile

• Substantiv, das die Typusgattung der Familie Megachilidae bezeichnet, zu der die Blattschneiderbienen gehören.

A noun referring to the type genus of the Megachilidae family, which includes leaf-cutting bees.

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1. Leaf-cutting beeC2formalscientific

   A genus of solitary bees in the family Megachilidae, known for cutting pieces of leaves to construct their nests.

   Blattschneiderbiene

   • The Megachile bee uses its strong jaws to cut circular pieces from leaves.
   • Researchers observed a Megachile building a nest in a hollow stem.
   • Megachile species are important pollinators for many wildflowers.

   Synonymeleaf-cutter beeleaf-cutting bee