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Leafcutter bee

Megachile occidentalis

Medium-sized bee with distinctive leaf-cutting behavior, creating neat circular holes in foliage for brood cells. Efficient pollinator of native mints, sunflowers, and legumes throughout Bay Area gardens.

Plants that support Leafcutter bee

1 plants

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

moderate

tree

Native bee pollinator, Jun-Jul bloom period

Bay Area native