Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga

A Megachild bee at Acton, ACT

Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga at Acton, ACT - 25 Feb 2019
Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga at Acton, ACT - 25 Feb 2019
Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga at Acton, ACT - 25 Feb 2019
Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga at Acton, ACT - 25 Feb 2019
Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga at Acton, ACT - 25 Feb 2019
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Identification history

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

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   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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  • 1 Abundance
  • 25 Feb 2019 11:32 AM Recorded on
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