The most common leaf-cutter in most of Eastern North America.
It carries pollen on the underside of its abdomen and those hairs are distinctly tinged with orange, something found in only a few other eastern Megachile. (S. Droege, pers. comm.) Nests are categorized as hollow or pithy stems/existing cavities, and social behavior is categorized as solitary to communal (Selfridge et al., 2017).
There are 50 records in the project database.
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