Megachile ferox

Resin bee at O'Connor, ACT

Megachile ferox at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016
Megachile ferox at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016
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Identification history

Megachile ferox 8 Jan 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Megachile ferox 7 Jan 2017 ibaird
Megachile sp. 7 Jan 2017 ibaird
Unidentified 7 Jan 2017 ibaird

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Solitary bee, Megachile sp.? feeding of flowering Kuuzea ericoides at the forest/woodland edge

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   8 Jan 2017
Yes, it looks very like a female Megachile ferox, which is a species found in the area.

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Additional information

  • Kunzea ericoides Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

Species information

  • Megachile ferox Scientific name
  • Resin bee Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 661.8m Recorded at altitude
  • 63 images trained Machine learning
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