Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Leaf-cutter Bee at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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sorry only photo of this bee it moved very fast and did not settle, do not know what type of flower it was on they were planted by the Zoo near the pond at Fern Gully.
2 comments
28 Nov 2018
Can you estimate the length of the bee? She looks like a member of the M. (Eutricharaea) subgenus but the absence of orange hair on the face makes me think it may be a different species - a smaller one.
28 Nov 2018
It was quite a bit smaller than a European Honey bee it was about 10mm and it was very active and did not hang around long and it did not land on the flower.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.068878-35.302631
- Maps National Zoo and Aquarium
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Nov 2018 12:04 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- Leaf-cutter Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 675.9m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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