Image of Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee

Life » … » Animals » … » Arthropods » … » Hexapods » Insects » Winged Insects » … » Endopterygotes » Wasps, Bees, And Ants » … » Bee » Leaf Cutter Bees, Mason Bees, And Relatives » …

Life » Cellular » Eukaryotes » Opisthokonts » Animals » Bilateria » Protostomes » Ecdysozoans » Arthropods » Pancrustacea » Hexapods » Insects » Winged Insects » Neopteran » Endopterygotes » Wasps, Bees, And Ants » Wasp » Aculeata » Bees & Apoid Wasps » Bee » Leaf Cutter Bees, Mason Bees, And Relatives » Mason Bee » Megachilini » Leaf Cutter And Resin Bees «

Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee

Megachile rotundata (Fabricius 1793)

behavioral circadian rhythm

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
diurnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470

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

show all records

body shape

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
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

show all records

diet includes

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
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

show all records
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
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

show all records

habitat

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
anthropogenic
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000002

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

show all records
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
terrestrial
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446

Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.

show all records
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
temperate
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206

show all records
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
arboreal (locomotion)
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000364

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

show all records
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
city
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000856

Definition: Incorporated populated place.

show all records

introduced range includes

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
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

show all records
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Oceania continent (Australia, NZ and islands)
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255151

show all records

locomotion

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
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

show all records

mating system

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
polygynous
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000065

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

show all records

motility

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
actively mobile
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile

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

show all records

native range includes

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
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

show all records
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Asia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255147

show all records

parental care

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
protection
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2251595

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

show all records
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
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

show all records
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
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

show all records
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
provisioning
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419

Definition: supplying materials, especially food

show all records

social system

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
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

show all records

trophic guild

Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
herbivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59099

Definition: animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material

show all records
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
nectarivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q120880

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

show all records