A Leafcutter Bee

Megachile relativa native bee

Solitary cavity-nester that cuts leaf discs (often from rose) to line its nest cells; strong summer pollinator of legumes and asters.

18 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Arctic AsterEurybia sibiricawildflower · Jul-SepBoreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-AugustHoary AsterDieteria canescenswildflower · July-SeptemberNodding OnionAllium cernuumwildflower · June–AugustPearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceawildflower · July–SeptemberPrickly Wild RoseRosa acicularisshrub · June–JulyPurple-stemmed Tall Aster (Swamp Aster)Symphyotrichum puniceumwildflower · August–SeptemberShowy AsterEurybia conspicuawildflower · July–SeptemberWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–AugustWild RaspberryRubus idaeusshrub · June–JulyWoolly GroundselPackera canawildflower · May–June

gathers pollen at

BlanketflowerGaillardia aristatawildflower · June–SeptemberFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-AugustPrickly Wild RoseRosa acicularisshrub · June–JulySmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–OctoberSticky Purple GeraniumGeranium viscosissimumwildflower · June–JulyWhite GeraniumGeranium richardsoniiwildflower · June–August