Alfalfa leafcutter bee
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Alfalfa Leafcutter | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | subphylum = Hexapoda | classis = Insecta | subclassis = Pterygota | infraclassis = Neoptera | superordo = Endopterygota | ordo = Hymenoptera | subordo = Apocrita | superfamilia = Apoidea | familia = Megachilidae | subfamilia = Megachilinae | tribus = Megachilini | genus = Megachile | species = M. rotundata | binomial = Megachile rotundata | binomial_authority = Fabricius, 1787 }}
The Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee (megachile rotundata) is a species of bee cultured solely for pollination purposes. As a solitary but gregarious bee species, it does not build colonies or store honey, but is a very efficient pollinator of alfalfa seed, carrot seed, and some other vegetables.