Megachile sp. (several subgenera)
1 Resin Bees at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Megachile sp. (several subgenera) | MichaelMulvaney | 4 Feb 2017 | |
| Megachile sp. (several subgenera) | michael.batley | 4 Feb 2017 | |
| Unverified | HarveyPerkins | 4 Feb 2017 |
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4 Feb 2017
These roosting males belong to a Megachile species, but I can't see enough detail to tell the species. They don't appear to have the expanded end to the antenna that is found in Megachile ferox. One possibility is Megachile heriadiformis.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.959289-35.655018
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 4 Nov 2008 09:18 AM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile sp. (several subgenera) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Megachile sp. (several subgenera) Scientific name
- Resin Bees Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 683.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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