Megachile leachella Curtis, 1828
(Silvery Leaf-cutter Bee)

Interactions where Megachile leachella is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
pollen store is kleptoparasitised by larva UK/Ireland Coelioxys afra Short Sharp-tail Bee Hymenoptera: Megachilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Coelioxys afra/Coelioxys afrashort sharp-tail beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile leachella/Megachile leachellasilvery leaf-cutter beepollen store larva kleptoparasitises pollen store
pollen store is kleptoparasitised by larva UK/Ireland Coelioxys mandibularis Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee Hymenoptera: Megachilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Coelioxys mandibularis/Coelioxys mandibularissquare-jawed sharp-tail beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile leachella/Megachile leachellasilvery leaf-cutter beepollen store larva kleptoparasitises pollen store

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Megachile leachella (Silvery Leaf-cutter Bee) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Megachile leachella (Silvery Leaf-cutter Bee) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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Megachile leachella sensu Curtis
Synonym
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMegachile leachella (Silvery Leaf-cutter Bee)
GenusMegachile (leaf-cutter and mud bees)
FamilyMEGACHILIDAE (a family of solitary bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Megachile leachella (Silvery Leaf-cutter Bee)

Megachile leachella (Silvery Leaf-cutter Bee) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Megachile leachella (Silvery Leaf-cutter Bee):

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