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Megachile parksi
Megachile parksi is a species of solitary bee in the family Megachilidae commonly called leafcutter bees. It is known from small areas in the states of Texas and Oklahoma, United States. It is considered Possibly Extinct by NatureServe as of 2019, but was rediscovered in 2022.
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Range & habitat
After its description in 1936, Megachile parksi has only been observed five other times in Texas. It was rediscovered in 2022 in Oklahoma at the Little Sahara State Park. It has been observed to visit Indigofera miniata, Tephrosia virginiana, and Gaillardia. It may be a habitat specialist on mobile sand dunes which may explain its rarity.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and Ecology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 484339.