Megachile relativa
Golden-tailed leafcutter bee
Megachilidae
Vancouver Island Lower Mainland
Observation notes
Buckell 1950: (R.Glendenning), 1923, Agassiz; (W.B.Anderson), 1924, Victoria; (F.W.Sladen), 1914, 1916, Vancouver, Sidney; Shawnigan. Spencer Entomological Collection, UBC: (R.A. Cannings), 1979, Victoria. (S.G. Cannings), 1989, Miracle Beach Prov. Park. (G.G.E. Scudder), 2000, Oyster Bay Rest Area. Guzman et al., 2023: (Elle), 2005, (Gielens), 2009; (Wray), 2012, Vancouver Island. (Gehrels), 2013; (Elle), 2016, Lower Mainland. (Bobiwash), 2016, Abbotsford. NBSBC Bee Atlas Database: (Young), 2023, SunshineCoast. iNaturalist: Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver, Squamish, from 2009.