Genus Megachile
County Records: Alachua, Duval, Indian River, Jefferson, Lee, Leon, Levy, Miami-Dade, Putnam, St. Johns, Volusia, Walton, probably throughout Florida.
Locations: Austin Cary Memorial Forest, Goethe State Forest, Cross Creek, Cutler, Crescent Beach, DeFuniak Springs, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Hawthorne, Island Grove, Indian River, Jacksonville Beach, Kanapaha Prarie, Monticello, Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park, Tall Timbers, Titusville, University of Florida Campus
Dates: April - November
Plants: Polylectic, but especially Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Lamiaceae; Bidens alba, Bidens laevis, Coreopsis lanceolata, Gaillardia pulchella, Helianthus annuus, Helianthius debilis, Melanthera nivea, Mimosa strigillosa, Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum, Phaseolus lunatus, Pityopsis graminifolia, Verbena brasiliensis, Vitex agnus-castus
Notes: Occurs in SE USA, up to N. Jersey, coastal plain species. Subgenus is primarily neotropical in distribution. Observed to nest in ground.
