Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Leaf-cutter Bee at Macgregor, ACT
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| Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) | MichaelMulvaney | 3 May 2019 | |
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) | Roger | 4 Apr 2019 |
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2 comments
5 Apr 2019
I can't be sure about the species. It does look like a leafcutter, but for some reason it looked smaller than M. maculariformis and that species seldom has the hair on the face as white as in the photo. When newly emerged the hair is bright orange, and although it can fade, there is usually a trace of colour left. Have you thought about M. serricauda?
6 Apr 2019
Hi Michael thanks for the comment, I really have no idea what the species is, except that I thought it was a a leaf cutter bee. I looked at the images on Canberra nature and took the ID from one of the photos.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.009444-35.213528
- Places Macgregor, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 2 Apr 2019 04:47 PM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- Blue salvia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Roger 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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