Megachile leachella Megachile leachella Megachile leachella

Schwarz, M. & Gusenleitner, F., 2012, The valid name for Megachile leachella CURTIS 1828 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and some comments, Linzer biologische Beiträge 44 (1), pp. 863-873 : 869

Megachile leachella Megachile leachella Megachile leachella

-British and Scandinavian -French and Central -Sicily, Spain and Northpopulations European populations African populations

Pilosity of the thorax Pilosity of the thorax brown- Pilosity of the thorax almost intensely yellow-ochre yellow white

Pilosity of tergum 3 long, Pilosity of tergum 3 very Pilosity of tergum 3 very erect, yellow basally and short, almost apressed, dark short, almost apressed, dark black apically

Pilosity of terga 4. and 5. Pilosity of terga 4 and 5 very Pilosity of terga 4 and 5 very long, erect short, almost apressed short, almost apressed