Wheeler's Leafcutter Bee

Bee / Megachilidae / Megachile / Megachile wheeleri

5 - 21 mm

Size

Summer, Fall

Seasonality

SNR

Conservation status

Specialist

Pollinator preference

Scopae on the underside of abdomen

Pollen carrying method

Cavity nester

Nesting

Solitary

Sociality

See all

0 confirmed and 39 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Stickyleaf Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Rose Thistle

Cirsium andersonii

Franciscan Thistle

Cirsium andrewsii

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

    Wheeler's Leafcutter Bee

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Megachile wheeleri

Additional Resources

Sources

iNaturalist Licensed Observation Images was accessed on March 27, 2025 from https://registry.opendata.aws/inaturalist-open-data.

Fowler, Jarrod. "Pollen Specialist Bees of the Western U.S." 2020. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025. https://jarrodfowler.com/pollen_specialist.html.

"Beginner Bee Field Guide." Colorado State University Extension, 28 Feb. 2022. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025. extension.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BeginnerBeeFieldGuide_LowRezWeb_28Feb2022.pdf. PDF.

NatureServe. 2025. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available https://explore