Wood-Carving Leafcutter Bee

Wood-Carving Leafcutter Bee

Megachile ligniseca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Moscow

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

12 Verified sightings at Moscow
July Best month

About the Wood-Carving Leafcutter Bee

Megachile ligniseca is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by William Kirby in 1802. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Wood-Carving Leafcutter Bee in Moscow?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wood-Carving Leafcutter Bee sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 677th most-seen of the 1111 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Wood-Carving Leafcutter Bee in Moscow?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wood-Carving Leafcutter Bee in Moscow on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Where else can you see a Wood-Carving Leafcutter Bee?

Only Moscow, in our data

Moscow is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Wood-Carving Leafcutter Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Wood-Carving Leafcutter Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Wood-Carving Leafcutter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (12 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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