wilde bijen:Behangersbijen

Beeguide Search on bees Next genus Previous genus	Dutch name: family: sub-family: genus: number: number of species: in this survey: flying period: on Red List:	Behangersbijen Latreille, 1802 Megachilidae Megachilinae Megachile 063 15 13 May till September 10 species (77%)	osmia sp. © photo: Huib Koel © photo: Frans Rutten
	description: The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary bees, often called leafcutter bees. While other genera within the family Megachilidae may chew leaves or petals into fragments to build their nests, Megachile neatly cut pieces of leaves or petals, hence their common name. This is one of the largest genera of bees, with well over 500 species in over 50 subgenera. North America has many native Megachile species, though the imported Alfalfa leafcutter bee (Megachile rotundata) is the only truly important species used for pollination. Eight Megachile species are on the Dutch Red List (RL). More information on the Dutch page.

	Dutch name	Scientific name	Rareness	Number
RL	Bergbehangersbij	Megachile alpicola	rare	063001
RL	Ericabij	Megachile analis	rare	063002
RL	Tuinbladsnijder	Megachile centuncularis	not common	063003
RL	Ruige behangersbij	Megachile circumcincta	rare	063004
RL	Lathyrusbij	Megachile ericetorum	rare	063005
RL	Dikbekbehangersbij *	Megachile genalis	very rare	063006
	Lapse behangersbij	Megachile lapponica	not common	063007
RL	Zilveren fluitje	Megachile leachella/dorsalis	rare	063008
RL	Klaverbehangersbij	Megachile ligniseca	rare	063009
RL	Kustbehangersbij	Megachile maritima	rare	063010
no data	Rotsbehangersbij	Megachile pilidens	very rare	063011
RL	Pyreneese behangersbij *	Megachile pyrenaea	very rare	063012
no data	Luzernebehangersbij	Megachile rotundata	very rare	063013
	Gewone behangersbij	Megachile versicolor	not common	063014
	Grote bladsnijder	Megachile willughbiella	common	063015

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