| Dianthidium simile | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Dianthidium |
| Species: | D. simile |
| Binomial name | |
| Dianthidium simile (Cresson, 1864) | |
Dianthidium simile is a species of leafcutter, mason, and resin bees in the family Megachilidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in North America. [2]
The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary bees, often called leafcutter bees or leafcutting bees; it also includes the called resin bees and mortar bees. While other genera within the family Megachilidae may chew leaves or petals into fragments to build their nests, certain species within Megachile neatly cut pieces of leaves or petals, hence their common name. This is one of the largest genera of bees, with more than 1500 species in over 50 subgenera. The introduced alfalfa leafcutter bee is managed for crop pollination in various regions around the world.
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Sapyga louisi, the club-horned cuckoo wasp, is a species of wasp in the family Sapygidae. Adults feed from flowers and larvae are parasites of leaf cutter bee larvae.
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