Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis
Gold-tipped leafcutter bee at Acton, ACT
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| Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis | michael.batley | 29 Mar 2019 | |
| Megachile aurifrons | TimL | 29 Mar 2019 |
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4 comments
30 Mar 2019
It does look like there a bit of red reflected from the eye, but it must be an artefact because everything else agrees with a male M. maculariformis.
30 Mar 2019
Hi Michael. If it helps with the identification, I've added a full size version of the image so you can zoom in for detail. The bee appears to have a brow of golden hairs. Regards, Tim
30 Mar 2019
Yes it does have a brow of orange hair. The male of M. maculariformis has orange hair on the face and on the end of the abdomen, but M. aurifrons males have almost white hair in those places. The female M. aurifrons has bright orange hair on the face, but the shape of the abdomen tell us this is a male. The way he is holding his wings is typical of leaf-cutters but not of resin bees. But the conclusive evidence is the shiny orange bulb on the front tarsus. The only species you would find in Canberra that has this bulb is M. maculariformis.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.105177-35.275901
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Mar 2019 01:13 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Crowea. ANBG Section 46. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis Scientific name
- Gold-tipped leafcutter bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1705m Recorded at altitude
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