Male leafcutting bee, Megachile sp., on rock purslane (Calandrinia grandiflora). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Photo Gallery: Leafcutter Bee
Leafcutter Bee
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Apoidea
Family: Megachilidae
Subfamily: Megachilinae
Genus: Megachile
This leafcutter bee (shown on rock purslane) is so-named because it cuts leaves for its nests. It builds its nests in holes in the ground.