Overview
Distribution
National Distribution
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
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Ecology
Associations
Flowering Plants Visited by Megachile centuncularis in Illinois
Megachile centuncularis Linnaeus: Megachilidae (Megachilini), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Mitchell, and Guignard)
Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias sullivanti dead (Rb); Asteraceae: Achillea millefolium sn cp (Gr), Ageratina altissima sn cp (Gr), Anthemis cotula sn cp (Gr), Arctium lappa sn cp (Gr), Arctium minus sn cp (Rb), Aster drummondii sn cp (Gr), Aster furcatus cp (Gr), Aster laevis sn cp (Gr), Aster lateriflorus sn (Gr), Aster macrophyllus sn cp (Gr), Aster novae-angliae sn cp (Gr), Aster prenanthoides sn cp (Gr), Aster puniceus sn cp (Gr), Bidens bipinnata sn cp (Rb), Cirsium arvense sn (Gr), Erigeron philadelphicus sn cp (Gr), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn (Gr), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn cp (Gr), Euthamia graminifolia sn (Gr), Helenium autumnale sn cp (Gr), Helianthus strumosus sn cp (Gr), Heliopsis helianthoides sn cp (Gr), Leucanthemum vulgare sn cp (Gr), Ratibida pinnata sn cp (Gr), Rudbeckia laciniata sn (Gr), Solidago canadensis sn cp (Gr), Solidago juncea sn cp (Gr), Tanacetum vulgare sn cp (Gr); Fabaceae: Astragalus canadensis sn (Rb), Trifolium repens sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Nepeta cataria sn (Rb); Liliaceae: Allium cernuum sn (Gr), Asparagus officinalis sn cp fq (Rb, Gr); Onagraceae: Epilobium angustifolium (Mch); Orchidaceae: Cypripedium reginae exp (Gu); Rosaceae: Crataegus crus-galli sn (Rb), Rubus allegheniensis sn (Rb); Scrophulariaceae: Scrophularia marilandica sn (Rb)
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Mitchell, and Guignard)
Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias sullivanti dead (Rb); Asteraceae: Achillea millefolium sn cp (Gr), Ageratina altissima sn cp (Gr), Anthemis cotula sn cp (Gr), Arctium lappa sn cp (Gr), Arctium minus sn cp (Rb), Aster drummondii sn cp (Gr), Aster furcatus cp (Gr), Aster laevis sn cp (Gr), Aster lateriflorus sn (Gr), Aster macrophyllus sn cp (Gr), Aster novae-angliae sn cp (Gr), Aster prenanthoides sn cp (Gr), Aster puniceus sn cp (Gr), Bidens bipinnata sn cp (Rb), Cirsium arvense sn (Gr), Erigeron philadelphicus sn cp (Gr), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn (Gr), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn cp (Gr), Euthamia graminifolia sn (Gr), Helenium autumnale sn cp (Gr), Helianthus strumosus sn cp (Gr), Heliopsis helianthoides sn cp (Gr), Leucanthemum vulgare sn cp (Gr), Ratibida pinnata sn cp (Gr), Rudbeckia laciniata sn (Gr), Solidago canadensis sn cp (Gr), Solidago juncea sn cp (Gr), Tanacetum vulgare sn cp (Gr); Fabaceae: Astragalus canadensis sn (Rb), Trifolium repens sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Nepeta cataria sn (Rb); Liliaceae: Allium cernuum sn (Gr), Asparagus officinalis sn cp fq (Rb, Gr); Onagraceae: Epilobium angustifolium (Mch); Orchidaceae: Cypripedium reginae exp (Gu); Rosaceae: Crataegus crus-galli sn (Rb), Rubus allegheniensis sn (Rb); Scrophulariaceae: Scrophularia marilandica sn (Rb)
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Hilty, J. Editor. 2013. Insect Visitors of Illinois Wildflowers. World Wide Web electronic publication. illinoiswildflowers.info, version (05/2013)
See: Abbreviations for Insect Activities, Abbreviations for Scientific Observers, References for behavioral observations
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Megachile centuncularis
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
AATTATATATATAATATTTGCATTATGATCTGGAATAATTGGTTCAAGAATATCAATAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAAGAACACCAGGATCCTGAATCAAAAATGATCAAATTTATAATTCTATTGTCACAGCTCATGCATTTTTAATAATCTTTTTTTTAGTAATACCATTTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAATACCATTAATAATTGGAGCTCCAGATATAGCTTTTCCACGAATAAATAATGTAAGATTTTGATTTTTACCTCCATCTTTAATCTTACTATTATCTAGAAATTTAATTAATCCAAGACCAGGAACTGGATGAACTGTATACCCCCCCTTATCATTATACATATTTCATCCATCCCCTTCAGTTGATTTGACAATTTTTTCACTTCATTTATCTGGAATTTCATCAATTATTGGATCATTAAATTTTATAGTAACAATTTTATTAATAAAAAATTACTCCTTAAATTATAGAAAAGTAACATTATTCCCATGATCAGTTTTTATTACAACAATATTACTTTTATTGTCATTACCAGTTTTAGCAGGTGCAATTACAATATTATTATTTGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCTTTTTTTGATCCAATAGGAGGTGGAGATCCAATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Megachile centuncularis
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 24
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 24
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
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