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Megachile willughbiella
Family: MegachilidaeGenus: Megachilenative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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59
Plants
visited
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68
Interactions
documented
About this species
Megachile willughbiella is a leafcutter bee that visits a wide variety of flowers. It is active from May to September, and females have an inter-tegular distance of 3.41 mm and a tongue length of 6.06 mm.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
The flight period lasts from May to September. Depending on conditions, the species may produce one or two generations per year.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltine/bivoltine
Scientific profile
Megachile willughbiella is a leafcutter bee belonging to the family Megachilidae. It is polylectic, meaning it gathers pollen from a wide range of flowering plants. Adults are active from May to September, and the species may be either univoltine or bivoltine. Female bees have an inter-tegular distance of 3.41 mm and a tongue length of 6.06 mm. The species is recorded in Great Britain, with its status listed as indeterminate.
Visited plants
59 plants are visited by this species
Lotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusAllium sphaerocephalonCampanula tracheliumCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareGeranium sanguineumAcer platanoidesVeronica spicataThymus pulegioidesThymus serpyllumCampanula latifoliaGeranium phaeum subsp. phaeumLotus pedunculatusAcer pseudoplatanusCarlina vulgarisAcer campestreCentaurea scabiosaGeranium sylvaticumCampanula rotundifoliaCentaurea cyanusOnobrychis viciifoliaAllium ursinumVeronica persicaLathyrus latifoliusGeranium pyrenaicumCampanula persicifolia subsp. persicifoliaEquisetum telmateiaVeronica officinalisJasione montanaGeranium dissectumPilosella aurantiacaOnonis spinosa subsp. austriacaGeranium pratenseGenista tinctoriaVeronica anagallis-aquaticaCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraThymus praecoxGeranium robertianum var. maritimumCampanula glomerata subsp. glomerataGeranium molle var. molleAllium schoenoprasumTrifolium repens subsp. repensPrunella vulgarisCirsium arvenseRanunculus repensLathyrus pratensisLathyrus tuberosusRanunculus acris subsp. friesianusRhinanthus glacialis subsp. aristatusMalva sylvestrisLythrum salicaria
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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