Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00695
Megachile policaris
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About Megachile policaris
Megachile policaris is a member of Megachilidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.
Megachile policaris is an introduced leafcutter bee newly documented from Kauaʻi.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Magnacca (2025) reports the first Kauaʻi records from PMRF Barking Sands in 2021; males are recognizable by expanded white tarsi.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; larva; pupa; adult.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Megachile policaris
- Family
- Megachilidae
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Megachile policaris is a member of Megachilidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.