Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga

A Megachild bee at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga	18 Mar 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga	27 Feb 2019	michael.batley
Unverified	27 Feb 2019	JudithRoach

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michael.batley wrote:

28 Feb 2019

I am not certain about the identity of this bee, but the relatively limited amount of red on the abdomen and the small white spots on the top of the thorax suggest M. oblonga rather than M. heliophila.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.105228 -35.275882
Altitude 664.4m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Feb 2019 11:32 AM Recorded on
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) JudithRoach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga Scientific name
A Megachild bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 685.6m Recorded at altitude
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