Summary description from Wikipedia:

Megachile mendica in languages:

English

Flat-tailed Leaf-cutter Bee

Images from inaturalist.org observations:

We recommend you sign up for this excellent, free service.

©jesseholifield, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Tim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Tim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©UE Native Plant Garden, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©UE Native Plant Garden, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©J, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©J, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©J, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©elschongar, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©elschongar, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©elschongar, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©elschongar, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©thayerbray, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©ltjeffers, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©maryland_adventure_babe, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©maryland_adventure_babe, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©maryland_adventure_babe, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©maryland_adventure_babe, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©pierroxgoum, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©florriefunk, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©florriefunk, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©florriefunk, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©florriefunk, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Rin Wolfe, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©Rin Wolfe, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©Lauren McLaurin, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Craig&Sharon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Craig&Sharon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Craig&Sharon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Craig&Sharon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©matmo84, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Albert Burchsted, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Albert Burchsted, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©bev435, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©figa49, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©mcwildlife, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©mcwildlife, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©mcwildlife, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©mcwildlife, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©mcwildlife, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©mcwildlife, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©peggyo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©peggyo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©peggyo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©peggyo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©lija_f, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©lija_f, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©UE Native Plant Garden, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©UE Native Plant Garden, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©sajala, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©sajala, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©W. John Powell, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©kennedy_9, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©kennedy_9, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©jalgrim12, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Dory Owen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Dory Owen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Dory Owen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Dory Owen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Dory Owen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Amy Law, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Amy Law, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Amy Law, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Amy Law, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©rgchicago, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Louise Woodrich, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©her_sinking_sun, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©her_sinking_sun, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©lokloriengardens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ted Weber, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Betsy McCully, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©stephen, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©stephen, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©stephen, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©stephen, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©stephen, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Matt Pelikan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Matt Pelikan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Matt Pelikan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Matt Pelikan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Matt Pelikan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Matt Pelikan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Peter May, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Vicki Miller, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Vicki Miller, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Shannon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Pamela Fisher, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©anya_sheldon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Eponadonna, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Jimmyshock, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©bobbybray76, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Cynthia a. Pagesh, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Claudia Stratmann, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Sandy Garland, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Sandy Garland, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Sandy Garland, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Vince E, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Vince E, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Megan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Maggie Silverman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Maggie Silverman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©aelfwyck, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©aelfwyck, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©aelfwyck, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©aelfwyck, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Cheri Phillips, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Cheri Phillips, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Keegan Tuttle-Wheeler, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Keegan Tuttle-Wheeler, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©quester, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©quester, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©quester, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©quester, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

Parent Taxon

• Megachile

Sibling Taxa

• Megachile brevis
• Megachile cleomis
• Megachile coquilletti
• Megachile gentilis
• Megachile lippiae
• Megachile mendica
• Megachile onobrychidis
• Megachile pankus
• Megachile pseudobrevis
• Megachile snowi
• Megachile texana

Top Observation Places

• Woodbury
• Bloomington
• Athens
• Pasadena
• Waukegan
• London
• Waterloo
• Philadelphia
• Center City
• Austin
• Berwyn
• Johnson City
• West Ridge
• Uptown
• Edgewater
• Cincinnati
• Ottawa
• Nepean
• Hamilton
• Flower Mound
• Baltimore
• Towson
• New York City
• Manhattan
• Astoria
• East Harlem
• Chinatown
• Park Slope
• East Village
• Financial District
• Boston
• South Boston
• Cambridge
• Somerville
• Malden
• Brookline
• Medford
• Plano
• Frisco
• Richardson
• Allen
• Durham
• Cary
• Chapel Hill
• Toronto
• Willowdale
• Willowdale East
• Alief
• Sugar Land
• Missouri City