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Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee

Megachile rotundata (Fabricius 1793)

Body symmetry

Namigai et al 2014
bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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are host of

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Baryscapus daira (Walker 1839)
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Pteromalus venustus Statz 1938
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Pteromalus venustus Statz 1938
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Pteromalus venustus Statz 1938
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Pteromalus venustus Statz 1938

are parasitized by

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Dibrachys maculipennis
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Melittobia hawaiiensis Perkins 1907
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Monodontomerus rugulosus Thomson 1876
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Dibrachys confusus (Girault 1916)
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Coelopencyrtus callidii (Jansson 1957)

behavioral circadian rhythm

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diurnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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body shape

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bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993

Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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developmental mode

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holometabolous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous

Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.

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diet includes

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pollen
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025281

Definition: A microgametophyte that develops from a microspore, located in a pollen sac in a flower

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nectar
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000537

Definition: A sweet liquid that is secreted by the nectaries of a plant and is the chief raw material of honey

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eat

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Asclepias tuberosa L. (butterfly milkweed)
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Centromadia fitchii (A. Gray) Greene
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Coreopsis verticillata L. (whorled tickseed)
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Medicago sativa L. (Lucerne)
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Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (sweet fennel)

geographic distribution

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United States
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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North Pacific Species List
North Pacific
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1908

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North Atlantic Species List
North Atlantic
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1912

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Poland
URI: http://www.geonames.org/798544

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Pakistan
URI: http://www.geonames.org/1168579

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habitat

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lake
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000252

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anthropogenic
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000002

Definition: a geographic feature resulting from the influence of human beings on nature.

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terrestrial
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446

Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.

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temperate
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206

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arboreal (locomotion)
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000364

Definition: Behavior related to the locomotion of animals in trees.

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have pathogen

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Ascosphaera aggregata Skou 1975
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Ascosphaera proliperda Skou 1972
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Ascosphaera atra Skou & K. Hackett 1979
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Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill. 1912

introduced range includes

Simpson et al 2020
The Contiguous United States
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170

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The Nearctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742

Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg

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Oceania continent (Australia, NZ and islands)
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255151

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New Zealand
URI: http://www.geonames.org/2186224

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locomotion

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flight
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000367

Definition: self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through the air, usually by means of active wing movement

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mating system

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polygynous
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000065

Definition: One male has an exclusive mating relationship with two or more females

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motility

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actively mobile
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile

Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis

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native range includes

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the Palearctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447

Definition: largest of the eight ecozones constituting the Earth's surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palearctic.png

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Asia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255147

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number of records in gbif

GBIF data coverage

6877

number of records in iNat

iNaturalist data coverage

2654

number of research grade records in iNat

iNaturalist data coverage

1129

parasitize

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Malesherbia fasciculata var. fasciculata

parental care

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protection
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2251595

Definition: action or precaution against a threat against an uncertainty or possible unpleasant events

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female provides care
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCareFemale

Definition: the female feeds and nurtures offspring

Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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cooperative breeding
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/CooperativeBreeding

Definition: The species regularly breeds cooperatively, with nonparents providing care.

Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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provisioning
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419

Definition: supplying materials, especially food

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social system

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solitary
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/solitary

Definition: Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.

Attribution: https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal

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trophic guild

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herbivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59099

Definition: animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material

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nectarivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q120880

Definition: organism that consumes sugar-rich nectar produced by flowering plants

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visit

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Verbena hastata L. (swamp verbena)
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Pycnanthemum muticum (Michx.) Pers. (Clustered Mountain-Mint)
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Coreopsis verticillata L. (whorled tickseed)
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Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. (button eryngo)
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Centaurea stoebe subsp. australis (A. Kern.) Greuter (spotted knapweed)

visit flowers of

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Medicago sativa L. (Lucerne)
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Medicago sativa L. (Lucerne)
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Asclepias tuberosa L. (butterfly milkweed)
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Cotoneaster pannosus Franch. (silverleaf cotoneaster)
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Asclepias tuberosa L. (butterfly milkweed)