Megachile ferox
Resin bee at O'Connor, ACT
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| Megachile ferox | MichaelBedingfield | 8 Jan 2017 | |
| Megachile ferox | ibaird | 7 Jan 2017 | |
| Megachile sp. | ibaird | 7 Jan 2017 | |
| Unverified | ibaird | 7 Jan 2017 |
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User's notes
Solitary bee, Megachile sp.? feeding of flowering Kuuzea ericoides at the forest/woodland edge
1 comment
8 Jan 2017
Yes, it looks very like a female Megachile ferox, which is a species found in the area.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108167-35.255970
- Altitude 608.5m
- Maps Bruce Ridge
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2016 03:04 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- Kunzea ericoides Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile ferox Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Megachile ferox Scientific name
- Resin bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 698m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species