Megachile sp. (several subgenera)

Resin Bees at Yass River, NSW

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Identification history

	Megachile sp. (several subgenera)	8 Feb 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Megachile ferox	5 Feb 2021	SenexRugosus

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michael.batley wrote:

5 Feb 2021

Megachile species can be hard to separate on the basis of photos. This might well be M. ferox or it might be M. oblonga. A couple of other species are also possible, though less likely.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.159797 -34.893420
Maps Rugosa
Places Yass River, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
4 Feb 2021 02:52 PM Recorded on
SenexRugosus Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) SenexRugosus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Backhousia citriodora (planted) Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size

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
119 images trained Machine learning
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