Megachile sp. (several subgenera)

Resin Bees at Aranda, ACT

Megachile sp. (several subgenera) at Aranda, ACT - 6 Dec 2019
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) at Aranda, ACT - 6 Dec 2019
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) at Aranda, ACT - 6 Dec 2019
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) at Aranda, ACT - 6 Dec 2019
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Megachile sp. (several subgenera) 6 Dec 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 6 Dec 2019 Jubeyjubes

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   7 Dec 2019
Clearly she is a resin bee and I suspect she might be Megachile heriadiformis, but without being able to see the long, narrow mandibles of that species, I could not confirm that identity.

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