A female Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee, subspecies M. p. pugnata, in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/14/2016). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) dillyt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/9/2019). (c) cdaily, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Scar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A female Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/4/2009). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
A female Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/4/2009). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
A Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/4/2014). Verification by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
A male Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Hardy Co., West Virginia (3/15/2017). Collected by Dave Smith.
A male Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Hardy Co., West Virginia (3/15/2017). Collected by Dave Smith.
A Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Hardy Co., West Virginia (3/15/2017). Collected by Dave Smith.
A female Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee collected in Washington, D.C. Photography by Hannah Sutton.
A female Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee collected in Washington, D.C. Photography by Hannah Sutton.
A female Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee collected in Washington, D.C. Photography by Hannah Sutton.
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Description
"Look how long and wide those mandibles are. Its not clear to me why this species requires much longer mandibles than others, it appears to not be cutting out larger pieces of leaves for its nests, but perhaps it is the type, processing and location of the leaf material that is important." (S. Droege, pers. comm.)
Relationships
Specializes on composites and sunflowers are among its favorites (S. Droege, pers. comm.).
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A female Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee, subspecies M. p. pugnata, in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/14/2016). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Barbara Thurlow.
Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) dillyt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/9/2019). (c) cdaily, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Scar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A female Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/4/2009). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
A female Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/4/2009). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
A Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/4/2014). Verification by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
A male Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Hardy Co., West Virginia (3/15/2017). Collected by Dave Smith.
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A male Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Hardy Co., West Virginia (3/15/2017). Collected by Dave Smith.
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A Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee in Hardy Co., West Virginia (3/15/2017). Collected by Dave Smith.
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A female Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee collected in Washington, D.C. Photography by Hannah Sutton.
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A female Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee collected in Washington, D.C. Photography by Hannah Sutton.
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A female Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee collected in Washington, D.C. Photography by Hannah Sutton.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Megachile pugnata | |
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Megachile pugnata Say, 1837
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Megachile pugnata is a species of North American bee in the family Megachilidae.[1] It was described by Thomas Say in 1837.[1]
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.