Image to followAI-generated illustrationMegachile maritima
Megachile maritima
Family: MegachilidaeGenus: Megachilenative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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23
Plants
visited
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Interactions
documented
About this species
Megachile maritima is a leafcutter bee recorded in Great Britain. Females have a tongue length of 6.71 mm and a body-size index of 3.78 mm (intertegular distance). Adults are active from July to October, and the species is polylectic, collecting pollen from many kinds of flower. The voltinism is univoltine or bivoltine, so one or two generations may be produced each year. In Germany, it is listed as vulnerable (Red List category 3).
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
Adults are active from July to October. The species is univoltine or bivoltine, and may complete one or two generations within this period. Females provision nests with pollen gathered from a wide range of flowers.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltine/bivoltine
Scientific profile
Megachile maritima belongs to the family Megachilidae, a group of solitary bees known as leafcutters. Its presence in Great Britain has been recorded, but the status is indeterminate. Females measure 3.78 mm in intertegular distance, a proxy for body size, and have an elongated tongue measuring 6.71 mm. The bee is polylectic, visiting a broad range of flowering plants for pollen. The flight season extends from July to October. The species is univoltine or bivoltine; depending on conditions, one or possibly two generations may complete development during this period. In Germany, it is assessed as vulnerable (category 3) on the national Red List.
Visited plants
23 plants are visited by this species
Origanum vulgareGeranium sylvaticumLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusGeranium phaeum subsp. phaeumGeranium molle var. molleLathyrus latifoliusJacobaea vulgarisGeranium pratenseRubus fruticosusGeranium sanguineumGeranium pyrenaicumGeranium robertianum var. maritimumGeranium dissectumRubus ulmifoliusLonicera periclymenumCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareCentaurea jaceaStachys recta subsp. rectaEchium vulgareBallota nigra subsp. nigraLythrum salicariaDipsacus laciniatusLithospermum officinale
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•EBHD — European Biodiversity Hub Database v2025, Zenodo, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17107215 (CC BY 4.0)
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