Megachile rubi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Megachilidae |
Genus: | Megachile |
Species: | M. rubi
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Binomial name | |
Megachile rubi Mitchell, 1924
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Megachile rubi is a species of leaf cutting bee in the family Megachilidae, found in the eastern United States.[1] First described by Mitchell in 1924,[1] it is placed in the subgenus Xeromegachile, members of which are most often found in sandy areas and have distinct preferences in the petals and leaves they use in their nests.[2]
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