Leavitt's Armored-Resin bee (Heriades leavitti)

Leavitt's Armored-Resin bee, a reference photo — Photo: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA · Public domain

Heriades leavitti is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Leavitt's Armored-Resin 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

Heriades sauteri
Heriades carinata
Protosmia rubifloris
Stelis breviuscula
Heriades crenulata
Megachile campanulae

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Heriades
Species: Heriades leavitti

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