Insects
Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
Sighting 4367230

Megachile sp. (several subgenera)

Resin Bees at Cook, ACT

Megachile sp. (several subgenera) at Cook, ACT - 28 Nov 2020 09:00 AM
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) at Cook, ACT - 28 Nov 2020 09:00 AM
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Megachile sp. (several subgenera) 16 Jan 2021 michael.batley
Unverified 16 Jan 2021 Tammy

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michael.batley wrote:
   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.
Tammy wrote:
   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?
michael.batley wrote:
   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.

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