Wallace's Giant Bee
Megachile pluto
VulnerablePhoto: Naturalis Biodiversity Center · CC BY-SA 4.0
Insectherbivore
Wallace's Giant Bee is the largest bee species on Earth, found in Indonesia. Thought to be extinct for decades, it was rediscovered in the 1980s and again in 2019. This bee is known for its impressive wingspan, reaching up to 63.5 mm.
- Its wingspan measures 63.5 mm, making it the largest bee species.
- It was rediscovered in 1981 after being thought extinct.
- A live female was filmed for the first time in 2019.
RainforestAsia
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- Classification
- Insect
- Scientific name
- Megachile pluto
- Habitat
- Rainforest
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- giant
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)
