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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Spiders, Insects, and Crustaceans - Arthropoda
    - Class - Insects - Insecta
      - Order - Sawflies / Wasps / Bees / Ants - Hymenoptera
        
        Family - Mason, Carder, and Leafcutter Bees - Megachilidae
        
        Species
        
        A Leafcutter Bee
        Ashmeadiella cubiceps
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutter Bee
        Atoposmia abjecta
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile policaris
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile nevadensis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile dakotensis
        Special Status Species
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutter Bee
        Dianthidium singulare
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys hirsutissima
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutting Bee
        Dioxys producta
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutting Bee
        Dianthidium cressonii
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutting Bee
        Dianthidium heterulkei
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutting Bee
        Atoposmia elongata
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutting Bee
        Ashmeadiella meliloti
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutting Bee
        Stelis holocyanea
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Leafcutting Bee
        Stelis subcaerulea
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Mason Bee
        Osmia marginata
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Mason Bee
        Osmia hendersoni
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Mason Bee
        Osmia dakotensis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Mason Bee
        Osmia iridis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Megachilid Bee
        Ashmeadiella pronitens
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Megachilid Bee
        Ashmeadiella gillettei
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Wool-carder Bee
        Anthidium placitum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Wool-carder Bee
        Anthidium porterae
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Wool-carder Bee
        Anthidium formosum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Wool-carder Bee
        Anthidium emarginatum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Wool-carder Bee
        Anthidium atrifrons
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        A Wool-carder Bee
        Anthidium manicatum
        Non-native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile rotundata
        Non-native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Alternate Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys alternata
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Apical Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile apicalis
        Non-native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Ashmead's Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis ashmeadiellae
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Banks' Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys banksi
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Beardtongue Mason Bee
        Osmia pentstemonis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Beggar Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile mendica
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Bellflower Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile campanulae
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Bent-legged Mason Bee
        Osmia nifoata
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Big-cheeked Mason Bee
        Ashmeadiella bucconis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Black Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile subnigra
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile melanophaea
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Black-faced Mason Bee
        Osmia nigrifrons
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Black-headed Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile circumcincta
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Blue Mason Bee
        Osmia cyanella
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Blue Orchard Bee
        Osmia lignaria
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Blue Shining Mason Bee
        Osmia cyaneonitens
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Bright Green Summer Mason Bee
        Hoplitis fulgida
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile latimanus
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Broad-legged Blueberry Mason Bee
        Osmia tarsata
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Bruner's Mason Bee
        Osmia bruneri
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Bufflehead Mason Bee
        Osmia bucephala
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Cactus Mason Bee
        Ashmeadiella cactorum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        California Mason Bee
        Osmia californica
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Careful Mason Bee
        Osmia sedula
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Carinate Sculptured Mason Bee
        Heriades carinata
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Casad's Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile casadae
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Cobalt Blue Mason Bee
        Osmia cobaltina
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Colorado Mason Bee
        Osmia coloradensis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Common Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile centuncularis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Comrade Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys sodalis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Copeland's Mason Bee
        Atoposmia copelandica
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Coquillett's Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile coquilletti
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Cresson's Sculptured Mason Bee
        Heriades cressoni
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Curved Carder Bee
        Dianthidium curvatum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Dark-sided Mason Bee
        Osmia melanopleura
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Decent Carder Bee
        Dianthidium pudicum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Dense-haired Mason Bee
        Osmia densa
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Dwarf Green Mason Bee
        Osmia nanula
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Eastern Carder Bee
        Anthidiellum notatum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Edna's Mason Bee
        Osmia ednae
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Eight-toothed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys octodentata
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Elderberry Summer Mason Bee
        Hoplitis sambuci
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Elegant Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis elegans
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Evening Primrose Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile anograe
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Executioner Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis carnifex
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Federal Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis foederalis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Friendly Mason Bee
        Osmia proxima
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Frigid Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile frigida
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Funeral Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys funeraria
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Furry Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile perihirta
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Gentle Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile gentilis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Gilia Mason Bee
        Osmia giliarum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Grey Mason Bee
        Ashmeadiella californica
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Grinnell's Summer Mason Bee
        Hoplitis grinnelli
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Gumweed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys grindeliae
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Gumweed Mason Bee
        Osmia grindeliae
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee
        Hoplitis pilosifrons
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Handy Mason Bee
        Osmia juxta
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Healthy Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis nitida
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Hills Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile montivaga
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile fidelis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
        Megachile inimica
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Hurd's Mason Bee
        Osmia austromaritima
        Special Status Species
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Hypocrit Summer Mason Bee
        Hoplitis hypocrita
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Indigo Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis calliphorina
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Intact Mason Bee
        Osmia integra
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Kincaid's Mason Bee
        Osmia kincaidii
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Lapland Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile lapponica
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Large Black-bellied Mason Bee
        Osmia nigriventris
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Large Indigo Mason Bee
        Osmia atrocyanea
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Laterally-marked Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis lateralis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Lippia Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile lippiae
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Los Angeles Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile angelarum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Louise's Summer Mason Bee
        Hoplitis louisae
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Maine Blueberry Bee
        Osmia atriventris
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Manifest Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile manifesta
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Margined Mason Bee
        Osmia marginipennis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Meridional Mason Bee
        Osmia subaustralis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Montana Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis montana
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Montana Mason Bee
        Osmia montana
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Mormon Carder Bee
        Anthidium mormonum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Mountain Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis monticola
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Northeastern Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys modesta
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Northern Mason Bee
        Osmia aquilonaria
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Northwestern Leaf-Cutting Bee
        Megachile pascoensis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Oblique Mason Bee
        Osmia obliqua
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Occidental Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis occidentalis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Paradise Valley Mason Bee
        Osmia paradisica
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Parallel Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile parallela
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Pasqueflower Mason Bee
        Osmia pulsatillae
        Special Status Species
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Pikes Peak Mason Bee
        Osmia pikei
        
        Other Names: Osmia vallicola
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Porter's Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys porterae
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Pretty Mason Bee
        Osmia bella
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Prolonged Summer Mason Bee
        Hoplitis producta
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile pugnata
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Purple Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis callura
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Rare Mason Bee
        Osmia raritatis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Raspberry Mason Bee
        Osmia malina
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Red-legged Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys rufitarsis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Red-marked Cuckoo Dioxys Bee
        Dioxys pomonae
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Relative Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile relativa
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Robber Mason Bee
        Hoplitis spoliata
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Rude Mason Bee
        Osmia inurbana
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys moesta
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        San Gil Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys gilensis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Saw-faced Carder Bee
        Anthidium clypeodentatum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Say's Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys sayi
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Scaly Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
        Coelioxys edita
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Scullen's Mason Bee
        Osmia sculleni
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Scurfy Pea Carder Bee
        Anthidium tenuiflorae
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Short Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile brevis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Short Mason Bee
        Osmia brevis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Similar Mason Bee
        Osmia simillima
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Sixteen-spotted Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis permaculata
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Small Green Mason Bee
        Osmia exigua
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Small Indigo Mason Bee
        Osmia tristella
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Small Mason Bee
        Osmia pusilla
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Small Skinny Mason Bee
        Chelostoma minutum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Small Three-toothed Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile sublaurita
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Small-handed Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile gemula
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Smallpox Sculptured Mason Bee
        Heriades variolosus
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Snow's Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile snowi
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Spine-bellied Mason Bee
        Osmia longula
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Spiny-legged Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile dentitarsus
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Square-tail Summer Mason Bee
        Hoplitis truncata
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Subemarginate Cuckoo Carder Bee
        Stelis subemarginata
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Suffering Mason Bee
        Osmia dolerosa
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Texas Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile texana
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Texas Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile cleomis
        
        Other Names: Megachile texana
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Texas Mason Bee
        Osmia texana
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Trevor's Mason Bee
        Osmia trevoris
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Ulke's Carder Bee
        Dianthidium ulkei
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Unarmed Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile inermis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Unarmed Mason Bee
        Osmia inermis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Uncaring Mason Bee
        Osmia unca
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Unicorn Summer Mason Bee
        Hoplitis robusta
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Utah Carder Bee
        Anthidium utahense
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Variable Carder Bee
        Dianthidium subparvum
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Western Forest Mason Bee
        Osmia nemoris
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Western Little Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile onobrychidis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Wheeler's Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile wheeleri
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        White-faced Summer Mason Bee
        Hoplitis albifrons
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        White-sided Mason Bee
        Osmia albolateralis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Wide-banded Mason Bee
        Osmia tersula
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Yellow-legged Leafcutter Bee
        Megachile mellitarsis
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...
        
        Yellowish-Green Mason Bee
        Osmia calla
        Native Species
        Information on this Species is incomplete...

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