Megachile sp. (several subgenera)
Resin Bees at Cook, ACT
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| Megachile sp. (several subgenera) | michael.batley | 16 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | Tammy | 16 Jan 2021 |
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3 comments
16 Jan 2021
She might be Megachile ferox but I can't see enough to distinguish her from other species like heliophila, mundifica or tosticauda.
16 Jan 2021
Thank you for this. I am still trying to learn how to identify native bees. What features tell you that it is a resin bee?
16 Jan 2021
The simplest indication that she is a Megachile species is that pollen is carried beneath the abdomen. (Homalictus species also carry some pollen there, but they are much smaller.) Resin bees can mostly be distinguished from leaf-cutters because their abdomen is relatively narrow and parallel-sided. The abdomen of leaf-cutters is broader and more leaf-shaped viewed from above.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072824-35.261069
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Nov 2020 09:00 AM Recorded on
- Tammy Recorded by
- Tea tree Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Tammy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile sp. (several subgenera) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Megachile sp. (several subgenera) Scientific name
- Resin Bees Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 683.3m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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