Hymenoptera of North Carolina
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Megachilidae Members:
Lithurgopsis gibbosa
Anthidiellum notatum
Anthidiellum notatum notatum
Anthidiellum perplexum
Anthidium maculifrons
Anthidium manicatum
Ashmeadiella bucconis
Ashmeadiella floridana
Chelostoma philadelphi
Coelioxys alternatus
Coelioxys banksi
Coelioxys dolichos
Coelioxys floridanus
Coelioxys galactiae
Coelioxys germanus
Coelioxys hunteri
Coelioxys immaculatus
Coelioxys mexicanus
Coelioxys mitchelli
Coelioxys modestus
Coelioxys octodentatus
Coelioxys porterae
Coelioxys rufitarsis
Coelioxys sayi
Coelioxys slossoni
Coelioxys slossoni arenicola
Dianthidium curvatum
Heriades carinata
Heriades leavitti
Heriades variolosa
Heriades variolosa variolosa
Hoplitis micheneri
Hoplitis nemophilae
Hoplitis pilosifrons
Hoplitis producta
Hoplitis producta producta
Hoplitis simplex
Hoplitis spoliata
Hoplitis truncata
Hoplitis truncata truncata
Megachile addenda
Megachile albitarsis
Megachile brevis
Megachile brimleyi
Megachile campanulae
Megachile centuncularis
Megachile deflexa
Megachile exilis
Megachile exilis parexilis
Megachile frigida
Megachile frigida appalachensis
Megachile frugalis
Megachile frugalis frugalis
Megachile gemula
Megachile gemula gemula
Megachile georgica
Megachile inermis
Megachile ingenua
Megachile inimica
Megachile inimica sayi
Megachile integra
Megachile integrella
Megachile latimanus
Megachile lippiae
Megachile mendica
Megachile montivaga
Megachile mucida
Megachile oenotherae
Megachile parallela
Megachile petulans
Megachile pruina
Megachile pseudobrevis
Megachile pugnata
Megachile pugnata pugnata
Megachile pusilla
Megachile relativa
Megachile rotundata
Megachile rubi
Megachile rugifrons
Megachile sculpturalis
Megachile texana
Megachile townsendiana
Megachile xylocopoides
Megachile unidentified species
Osmia albiventris
Osmia atriventris
Osmia bucephala
Osmia caerulescens
Osmia chalybea
Osmia collinsiae
Osmia coloradensis
Osmia conjuncta
Osmia cordata
Osmia cornifrons
Osmia distincta
Osmia felti
Osmia georgica
Osmia inspergens
Osmia lignaria
Osmia lignaria lignaria
Osmia proxima
Osmia pumila
Osmia sandhouseae
Osmia simillima
Osmia subfasciata
Osmia taurus
Osmia virga
Paranthidium jugatorium
Stelis australis
Stelis coarctatus
Stelis diversicolor
Stelis labiata
Stelis lateralis
Stelis louisae
Stelis nitida
Trachusa crassipes
Trachusa dorsalis
Trachusa fontemvitae
Trachusa ridingsii
613 NC Records
Megachile mendica
Cresson, 1878 - No Common Name
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Taxonomy
Family:
Megachilidae
Subfamily:
Megachilinae
Tribe:
Megachilini
Checklist Number:
3294.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
BugGuide
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Discover Life
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GBIF
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iNaturalist
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map:
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Flight Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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Flight Comments:
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Habitats include open sandy areas in the barrier islands and Fall-line Sandhills but may also include wooded habitats in the Piedmont and Mountains.
Larval Host Plants:
Polylectic but with a preference for Asteraceae (Carril and Wilson, 2021). A wide range of host plants are also used to line the nests (Discover Life).
Observation Methods:
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
G5 S5
State Protection:
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