Leafcutter Bees

Megachile spp. native bee

Solitary bees that cut leaf disks to line nests. Strong foragers on legumes and composites.

6 documented plant relationships.

gathers pollen at

Canada Milk VetchAstragalus canadensiswildflower · June–AugustScarlet GlobemallowSphaeralcea coccineawildflower · June–AugustShowy AsterEurybia conspicuawildflower · July–SeptemberSilky LupineLupinus sericeuswildflower · Jun-AugSilvery LupineLupinus argenteuswildflower · Jun-AugSmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–October