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Megachile

Common names: leaf-cutter bees, leaf cutter bees, leafcutter bees, solitary bees

Taxonomy: Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Hymenoptera > Megachilidae

Roles: study subject, pollinator, habitat component

ITIS TSN: 154366

Synonyms: Megachile, K. Wright; Megachile: J. Neff; Anthophora: M. Orr, Megachile sp., Megachilids, Megachilid

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 59 | Mentions: 62

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 73 entities)

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Publications (60)

student_paper

Within-day Variation in Pollinator Activity on Frasera speciosa in a Mast Year

2026Role: pollinator

student_paper

Foraging preferences of generalist Megachilidae

2025Role: text_match

article

Shorter seasonal snow cover poses a risk to solitary bee populations in a mountainous ecosystem

2025Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesRole: text_match

student_paper

The effect of changing floral density on pollinator networks in a subalpine meadow environment

2025Role: text_match

student_paper

Impact of Decreased Flower Attractiveness on Pollinator Visitation Rates and Pollinator Community Composition

2024Role: text_match

thesis

Phenological drivers and consequences for solitary bees

2024Role: text_match

student_paper

Solitary bee genera differ in foraging activity timing and temperature; Evidence of a seasonal dietary shift in Hoplitis fulgida

2024Role: study subject

student_paper

Solitary bee genera differ in foraging activity timing and temperature; Evidence of a seasonal dietary shift in Hoplitis fulgida

Documents (1)

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa skyrocket), Penstemon debilis (Parachute beardtongue), and Phacelia submutica (DeBeque phacelia)

Co-occurring Species

2024Role: text_match

thesis

The causes and consequences of pollen defence

2023Role: text_match

thesis

Bumble bee queen plasticity and social regulation of traits

2022Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Floral Abundance, Pollinator Interactions, and Floral Morphology on Stigmatic Pollen Deposition

2022Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Temperature on Voltinism in Subalpine Potter Wasps (Vespidae: Eumeninae)

2022Role: text_match

article

Life-history traits predict responses of wild bees to climate variation

2022Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesRole: study subject

thesis

Tritrophic mutualisms in a changing climate

2022Role: text_match

article

From the ground up: Building predictions for how climate change will affect belowground mutualisms, floral traits, and bee behavior

2021Climate Change EcologyRole: text_match

article

Global Warming, Advancing Bloom and Evidence for Pollinator Plasticity from Long-Term Bee Emergence Monitoring

2021InsectsRole: text_match

article

Nectar addition changes pollinator behavior but not plant reproduction in pollen rewarding Lupinus argenteus

2021American Journal of BotanyRole: pollinator

article

Open-top warming chambers reduce animal pollination of two subalpine herbs

2021Journal of Pollination EcologyRole: text_match

thesis

The effects of anthropogenic change on pollination in plant-pollinator communities

2021Role: text_match

article

Understanding pollen specialization in mason bees: a case study of six species

2021OecologiaRole: text_match

article

Temporal flexibility in the structure of plant–pollinator interaction networks

2020OikosRole: text_match

article

Towards a U.S. national program for monitoring native bees

2020Biological Conservation doi 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108821Role: text_match

thesis

Adaptation and diversification of bluebells Mertensia spp., Boranginaceae

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of weather and floral density on foraging activity of cavity nesting bees ( Osmia spp.)

2019Role: text_match

thesis

Floral reward strategies, visitor behavior, and plant reproductive outcomes

2019Role: text_match

article

Pollen and vegetative secondary chemistry of three pollen-rewarding lupines

2019American Journal of BotanyRole: pollinator

student_paper

The effect of 10 years of repeat lethal sampling on wild bee abundance

2019Role: text_match

article

The function of floral orientation in bluebells: interactions with pollinators and rain in two species of Mertensia (Boraginaceae)

2019Journal of Plant EcologyRole: pollinator

article

Two-year bee or not two-year bee? How voltinism is affected by temperature and season length in a high-elevation solitary bee

2019American NaturalistRole: text_match

thesis

Effects of Climate Change on Plants, Pollinators and Their Interactions

2018Role: text_match

student_paper

Evaluating Critical Thermal Tolerances of Solitary Bees

2018Role: study subject

thesis

Examining the impact of pollen diet composition on bee development and lifespan

2018Role: text_match

student_paper

Nesting Preferences of Osmia Bees in the Rocky Mountains

2018Role: text_match

article

Nesting aggregation as a predictor of brood parasitism in mason bees (Osmia spp.)

2018Ecological EntemologyRole: text_match

article

Direct benefits and indirect costs of warm temperatures for high-elevation populations of a solitary bee

2017EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Do the differing pollen foraging strategies of Megachile sp. and Bombus spp. result in differing pollen removal and deposition rates in Lupinus bakeri?

2017Role: pollinator

article

Interactions between bee foraging and floral resource phenology shape bee populations and communities

2017Current Opinion in Insect ScienceRole: study subject

article

Asteraceae pollen provisions protect Osmia mason bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from brood parasitism

2016American NaturalistRole: text_match

thesis

Nesting aggregation as a determinant of brood parasitism in mason bees (Osmia spp.)

2016Role: text_match

thesis

Temporal ecology of a subalpine ecosystem: Plant communities, plant-pollinator interactions, & climate change.

2016Role: text_match

student_paper

Use of Low Quality Pollen by Asteraceae-Specialist Osmia Mason Bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

2016Role: text_match

thesis

The evolutionary ecology of ultraviolet floral pigmentation

2015Role: text_match

student_paper

Asteraceae pollen specialization affects vulnerability to brood parasitism in mason bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae).

2014Role: text_match

student_paper

Single-visit pollination efficacy of psithyrus insularism and megachile on chamerion augustifolium

2012Role: pollinator

student_paper

There's no place like home: Investigating the ideal nesting requirements of Megachilidae bees in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado

2012Role: text_match

article

An examination of synchrony between insect emergence and flowering in Rocky Mountain meadows

2011Ecological MonographsRole: text_match

thesis

Parental investment in burying beetles (Nicrophorus investigator): influence of seasonal timing and prior experience and efficacy of minimally guided instructional strategies in K-12 and undergraduate science classrooms: a meta-analysis

2011Role: text_match

student_paper

A study of correlational selection through floral manipulations of Polemonium foliosissimum (Polemoniaceae)

2010Role: text_match

article

Flowering phenology in subalpine meadows: does climate variation influence community co-flowering patterns?

2010EcologyRole: text_match

thesis

Plant–Pollinator interactions in a changing climate

2010Role: text_match

student_paper

Is there a positive correlation between bee size and size parameters of the flowers the bees visit for pollen to provision their nests?

2009Role: text_match

article

Nectar sugar limits larval growth of solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

2009Environmental EntomologyRole: study subject

thesis

Bottom-up effects of nutrient enrichment on plants, pollinators, and their interactions

2008Role: text_match

student_paper

The effect of sampling effort on species richness estimates of flower visitors

2007Role: text_match

student_paper

The Effects of Soil Nitrogen Availability on Plant Reproduction and Solitary Bee Behavior

2006Role: study subject

thesis

The structure of plant-pollinator interactions in montane meadow environments

2004Role: text_match

article

Pollen presentation and pollination syndromes, with special reference to Penstemon

2000Plant Species BiologyRole: text_match

article

Pollination biology in the Snowy Mountains of Australia, with comparisons with montane Colorado, USA

1988Australian Journal of EcologyRole: text_match

article

Pollinator choice and stabilizing selection for flower color in Delphinium nelsonii

1981EvolutionRole: text_match

article

The effect of proboscis and corolla tube lengths on patterns and rates of flower visitation by bumblebees

1980OecologiaRole: text_match

Megachile

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 73 entities)

Publications (60)

Within-day Variation in Pollinator Activity on Frasera speciosa in a Mast Year

Foraging preferences of generalist Megachilidae

Shorter seasonal snow cover poses a risk to solitary bee populations in a mountainous ecosystem

The effect of changing floral density on pollinator networks in a subalpine meadow environment

Impact of Decreased Flower Attractiveness on Pollinator Visitation Rates and Pollinator Community Composition

Phenological drivers and consequences for solitary bees

Solitary bee genera differ in foraging activity timing and temperature; Evidence of a seasonal dietary shift in Hoplitis fulgida

Solitary bee genera differ in foraging activity timing and temperature; Evidence of a seasonal dietary shift in Hoplitis fulgida

Documents (1)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa skyrocket), Penstemon debilis (Parachute beardtongue), and Phacelia submutica (DeBeque phacelia)

Co-occurring Species

Bombus

solitary bees

Megachilidae

Hymenoptera

Apis mellifera

Asteraceae

Delphinium

Osmia lignaria

Beetles

Osmia mason bees

The causes and consequences of pollen defence

Bumble bee queen plasticity and social regulation of traits

Effects of Floral Abundance, Pollinator Interactions, and Floral Morphology on Stigmatic Pollen Deposition

Effects of Temperature on Voltinism in Subalpine Potter Wasps (Vespidae: Eumeninae)

Life-history traits predict responses of wild bees to climate variation

Tritrophic mutualisms in a changing climate

From the ground up: Building predictions for how climate change will affect belowground mutualisms, floral traits, and bee behavior

Global Warming, Advancing Bloom and Evidence for Pollinator Plasticity from Long-Term Bee Emergence Monitoring

Nectar addition changes pollinator behavior but not plant reproduction in pollen rewarding <i> Lupinus argenteus</i>

Open-top warming chambers reduce animal pollination of two subalpine herbs

The effects of anthropogenic change on pollination in plant-pollinator communities

Understanding pollen specialization in mason bees: a case study of six species

Temporal flexibility in the structure of plant–pollinator interaction networks

Towards a U.S. national program for monitoring native bees

Adaptation and diversification of bluebells <i>Mertensia</i> spp., Boranginaceae

Effects of weather and floral density on foraging activity of cavity nesting bees (<i> Osmia </i>spp.)

Floral reward strategies, visitor behavior, and plant reproductive outcomes

Pollen and vegetative secondary chemistry of three pollen-rewarding lupines

The effect of 10 years of repeat lethal sampling on wild bee abundance

The function of floral orientation in bluebells: interactions with pollinators and rain in two species of <i> Mertensia </i> (Boraginaceae)

Two-year bee or not two-year bee? How voltinism is affected by temperature and season length in a high-elevation solitary bee

Effects of Climate Change on Plants, Pollinators and Their Interactions

Evaluating Critical Thermal Tolerances of Solitary Bees

Examining the impact of pollen diet composition on bee development and lifespan

Nesting Preferences of Osmia Bees in the Rocky Mountains

Nesting aggregation as a predictor of brood parasitism in mason bees (<i>Osmia spp.</i>)

Direct benefits and indirect costs of warm temperatures for high-elevation populations of a solitary bee

Do the differing pollen foraging strategies of <i>Megachile sp.</i> and <i>Bombus spp.</i> result in differing pollen removal and deposition rates in <i>Lupinus bakeri</i>?

Interactions between bee foraging and floral resource phenology shape bee populations and communities

Asteraceae pollen provisions protect <i>Osmia</i> mason bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from brood parasitism

Nesting aggregation as a determinant of brood parasitism in mason bees (<i>Osmia</i> spp.)

Temporal ecology of a subalpine ecosystem: Plant communities, plant-pollinator interactions, & climate change.

Use of Low Quality Pollen by Asteraceae-Specialist Osmia Mason Bees (<i>Hymenoptera: Megachilidae</i>)

The evolutionary ecology of ultraviolet floral pigmentation

Asteraceae pollen specialization affects vulnerability to brood parasitism in mason bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae).

Single-visit pollination efficacy of <i>psithyrus insularism</i> and <i>megachile</i> on <i>chamerion augustifolium</i>

There's no place like home: Investigating the ideal nesting requirements of Megachilidae bees in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado

An examination of synchrony between insect emergence and flowering in Rocky Mountain meadows

Parental investment in burying beetles (<i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>): influence of seasonal timing and prior experience and efficacy of minimally guided instructional strategies in K-12 and undergraduate science classrooms: a meta-analysis

A study of correlational selection through floral manipulations of <i></i>Polemonium foliosissimum<i></i> (Polemoniaceae)

Flowering phenology in subalpine meadows: does climate variation influence community co-flowering patterns?

Plant–Pollinator interactions in a changing climate

Is there a positive correlation between bee size and size parameters of the flowers the bees visit for pollen to provision their nests?

Nectar sugar limits larval growth of solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Bottom-up effects of nutrient enrichment on plants, pollinators, and their interactions

The effect of sampling effort on species richness estimates of flower visitors

The Effects of Soil Nitrogen Availability on Plant Reproduction and Solitary Bee Behavior

The structure of plant-pollinator interactions in montane meadow environments

Pollen presentation and pollination syndromes, with special reference to <i>Penstemon</i>

Pollination biology in the Snowy Mountains of Australia, with comparisons with montane Colorado, USA

Pollinator choice and stabilizing selection for flower color in Delphinium nelsonii

The effect of proboscis and corolla tube lengths on patterns and rates of flower visitation by bumblebees