Megachile pugnata

Pugnacious leafcutter bee

Megachilidae
Vancouver Island Lower Mainland

©️ Liz Osborn.

Observation notes

Gibson 1917: (Sladen), 1914, Shawnigan. Buckell 1950: Vancouver, 1902; (J.D.Gregson), 1915, Goldstream; (F.W.L.Sladen), 1916, Vancouver, Victoria; R.Glendenning, 1926, Agassiz. Tommasi et al. 2004: Greater Vancouver Area. Ratti et al. 2008: Fraser Valley. NBSBC Bee Atlas Database: (Zand), 2021, Vancouver Island. iNaturalist: Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley, from 2022.

GBIF observations