Alfalfa leafcutter bee



         


Alfalfa Leafcutter
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Hexapoda
Class:Insecta
Subclass:Pterygota
Infraclass:Neoptera
Superorder:Endopterygota
Order:Hymenoptera
Suborder:Apocrita
Superfamily:Apoidea
Series:Megachilidae
Subfamily:Binomial name
Megachile rotundata
Fabricius, 1787

The Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee (megachile rotundata) is a species of bee cultured solely for pollination purposes. As a solitary but gregarious bee species, it does not build colonies or store honey, but is a very efficient pollinator of alfalfa seed, carrot seed, and some other vegetables.

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