Willughby's Leafcutter Bee

Megachile willughbiella, Willughby's leaf-cutter bee is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by the English entomologist William Kirby in 1802; he named it in honour of the ornithologist Francis Willughby.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Willughby's Leafcutter Bee being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Megachile frigida
• Megachile ligniseca
• Megachile maritima
• Megachile lagopoda
• Megachile ericetorum
• Megachile pyrenaica

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Megachilidae

Genus

Megachile

Species

Megachile willughbiella

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