Natural History Photographs

by Cor Zonneveld


Family Apidae - subfamily Megachilinae

genus Megachile


Megachile leachella
Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, the Netherlands; 3 June 2007.
Female feeding at Lotus corniculatus.
Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, the Netherlands; 8 July 2007.
Male (left) and female (right) feeding at Rubus caesius.
Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen,
the Netherlands; 18 July 2010.
Female with cut leaf.


Megachile octosignata
Aizac (Ardèche), France; 24 July 2011.


Megachile cf. parietina
Taurus mountains, Turkey; 29 May 2008.





Megachile pyrenaica
Dagro (Tessin), Switzerland; 21 and 26 July 2007.

top: Female feeding at Lotus corniculatus.
bottom: Female collecting mud for nest building.



Megachile cf. willughbiella




Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
30 May 2007.
Amstelveen, the Netherlands; 2 June 2007.



Amstelveen, the Netherlands; 2 June 2007.


Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, the Netherlands; 8 July 2007.
Feeding at Anchusa officinalis



Megachile spec.



Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, the Netherlands; 8 July 2007.


Megachile spec.
Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, the Netherlands; 3 June 2007.
Feeding at Lotus corniculatus.


Megachile spec.




Malvaglia (Tessin), Switzerland; 14 - 22 July 2007. Habitat
Feeding at Centaurea spec.


Megachile spec.
Göksu delta (Mersin), Turkey; 15 June 2011.