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Leaf-cutter and Resin Bees (Megachile)
96 species in Europe, in the family Megachilidae. 4 of them are listed as threatened on the European Red List.
Family Megachilidae96 species
96
Species in Europe
4
Threatened (CR, EN or VU)
9
Too little data to assess (DD)
0
Crops on which species were recorded
How the species are doing
Distribution of the species over the categories of the European Red List of Bees (2026). Not assessed means: no European assessment in the source, often because the species only occurs at the edge of Europe.
- EN Endangered: 2
- VU Vulnerable: 2
- NT Near threatened: 3
- LC Least concern: 47
- DD Data deficient: 9
- NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant): 15
- - Not assessed: 18
Scale, from severe to not threatened: CR critically endangered, EN endangered, VU vulnerable, NT near threatened, LC least concern. DD: data deficient.
When the visitors fly
Number of species flying per month, according to the flight calendar from open records in Europe. A species counts in every month it flies.
2Jan
2Feb
2Mar
6Apr
19May
33Jun
34Jul
28Aug
6Sep
3Oct
1Nov
1Dec
Crops these bees visit
The open sources contain no record of this group on a crop with an EPPO code yet.
All species in Europe
| Species | Red List Europe | Flies | Only in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megachile albisecta | LC Least concern | Jun - Sep | |
| Megachile albocristata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Megachile albohirta | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Megachile albonotata | LC Least concern | Apr - Jun | |
| Megachile alpicola | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Megachile analis | LC Least concern | Jun - Aug | |
| Megachile anatolica | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Megachile apennina | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Apical Leafcutter BeeMegachile apicalis | LC Least concern | Jun - Jan | |
| Megachile argentata | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Megachile aterrima | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile atlantica | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile atrata | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile baetica | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Megachile binominata | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Megachile bioculata | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile bombycina | NT Near threatened | Jul - Aug | |
| Megachile burdigalensis | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Megachile canariensis | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Megachile canescens | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Megachile leaf-cutter beeMegachile centuncularis | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Megachile circumcincta | LC Least concern | May - Jul | |
| Megachile cressa | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Megachile cypricola | VU Vulnerable | no data | yes |
| Megachile dacica | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile deceptoria | DD Data deficient | Jun - Aug | |
| Megachile diabolica | EN Endangered | no data | |
| Megachile disjunctiformis | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | Jul - Aug | |
| Megachile doriae | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Megachile ericetorum | LC Least concern | Jun - Aug | |
| Megachile farinosa | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Megachile fertoni | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Megachile flabellipes | LC Least concern | Jul - Aug | |
| Megachile flavipes | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | Apr - Aug | |
| Megachile foersteri | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Megachile fuerteventurae | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Megachile fulvescens | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile fulvimana | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Megachile funeraria | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile genalis | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Megachile ghilianii | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile giraudi | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Megachile gothalauniensis | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile hohmanni | EN Endangered | no data | yes |
| Megachile hungarica | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Megachile ichnusae | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile inexspectata | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Megachile lagopoda | LC Least concern | Jun - Aug | |
| Megachile lapponica | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Megachile dorsalisMegachile leachella | LC Least concern | Jun - Aug | |
| Megachile lefebvrei | NT Near threatened | no data | |
| Megachile leucomalla | VU Vulnerable | no data | |
| Megachile ligniseca | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Megachile lucidifrons | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Megachile maackii | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile manicata | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Megachile marginata | LC Least concern | Jun - Jul | |
| Megachile maritima | LC Least concern | Jun - Aug | |
| Megachile melanogaster | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Megachile melanopyga | LC Least concern | Jun - Sep | |
| Megachile minutissima | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | Apr - Sep | |
| Megachile montenegrensis | LC Least concern | May - Jul | |
| Megachile nigriventris | LC Least concern | May - Jul | |
| Megachile octosignata | LC Least concern | Jun - Oct | |
| Megachile opacifrons | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Megachile otomita | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | Jan - Jun | |
| Megachile parietina | LC Least concern | Apr - Jul | |
| Megachile patellimana | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Megachile pilicrus | LC Least concern | Jul - Aug | |
| Megachile posti | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Megachile pugillatoria | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile punctatissima | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile pusilla | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Megachile pyrenaea | NT Near threatened | Jun - Aug | |
| Megachile pyrenaica | LC Least concern | May - Jul | |
| Megachile roeweri | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Alfalfa Leafcutter BeeMegachile rotundata | LC Least concern | Jun - Aug | |
| Megachile rubrimana | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile rufescens | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Megachile rufitarsis | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Megachile sanguinipes | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile saussurei | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Megachile schmiedeknechti | - Not assessed | May - Oct | |
| Giant resin beeMegachile sculpturalis | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | Jun - Aug | |
| Megachile semicircularis | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Megachile sicula | LC Least concern | Feb - Jun | |
| Megachile simpliciformis | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile syriaca | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Megachile tecta | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Megachile tenuistriga | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Megachile thevestensis | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Megachile toxopei | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Megachile troodica | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Megachile versicolor | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Megachile walkeri | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Megachile willughbiella | LC Least concern | May - Aug |
Sources
This page only uses sources with an open licence. The bee database itself contains more records, from sources for which permission is still pending.
- Vliegperiode per maand, afgeleid uit BeeBDC-waarnemingen met open licentie (CC0 / CC BY)
FairGrow (afgeleid) · version 1.3.4 · licence CC BY 4.0 (afgeleid uit CC0 / CC BY)
Afgeleid door FairGrow uit: Dorey, J. B. et al. (2023). A globally synthesised and flagged bee occurrence dataset and cleaning workflow. Scientific Data 10: 747. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w. Cleaned database v1.3.4 (2024-02-15), Figshare. Kleinste maandvenster met 90% van de waarnemingen, minimaal 20 records.
doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w - Bij-plantinteracties: EuPPollNet via GloBI (CC BY 4.0)
GloBI / Big Bee · version 7.0 · licence CC BY 4.0
Lanuza, J. B. et al. (2025). EuPPollNet: a European database of plant-pollinator networks. Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.15183272 (CC BY 4.0), via Seltmann, K. et al. / Big Bee project and GloBI (2025). Global Bee Interaction Data v7.0. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582. Underlying data: Global Biotic Interactions (Poelen et al. 2014).
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582 - Bij-plantinteracties: DoPI via GloBI (CC BY 4.0)
GloBI / Big Bee · version 7.0 · licence CC BY 4.0
Balfour, N. J. et al. Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI). Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.15224385 (CC BY 4.0), via Seltmann, K. et al. / Big Bee project and GloBI (2025). Global Bee Interaction Data v7.0. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582. Underlying data: Global Biotic Interactions (Poelen et al. 2014).
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582 - Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), tab-delimited version
Zenodo / Discover Life · version v57.0 · licence CC-BY-4.0
Ascher, J. S. and J. Pickering. 2024. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species Draft-57, 27 February, 2024
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19954082 - BeeBDC beesChecklist: country checklist of the world's bees (Discover Life), 2026-01-12
Flinders University / Figshare · version 2026-01-12 · licence CC BY 4.0
Dorey, J. B. et al. (2023). A globally synthesised and flagged bee occurrence dataset and cleaning workflow. Scientific Data 10: 747. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w; beesChecklist 2026-01-12 (Figshare, CC BY 4.0), based on the Discover Life country checklist (Ascher & Pickering).
doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w - European Red List of Bees (2026), Appendix 1: Red List status at Pan-Europe and EU27 levels
Publications Office of the European Union / IUCN · version 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0
Michez, D. et al. (2026). European Red List of Bees. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2779/521877 (CC BY 4.0). Appendix 1.
doi.org/10.2779/521877 - Wikidata: taxon common names (P1843) and labels of bee species
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata · version SPARQL 2026-10-18 · licence CC0 1.0
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata, taxon common names (P1843) and labels, retrieved 2026-10-18. https://www.wikidata.org (CC0).
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