Megachile sp. (several subgenera)

Resin Bees at Acton, ACT

Megachile sp. (several subgenera) at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2021
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2021
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2021
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   16 Feb 2021
The bee on the Crowea is a resin bee (Megachile sp.). Bees in the subgenus Megachile (Eutricharaea) are leaf-cutters not resin bees. The bee in the fourth picture seems to have a green thorax and looks like Lipotriches phanerura, which also has orange at the end of the abdomen. The final picture shows Lipotriches ferricauda which is a bit larger than L. phanerura.
RodDeb wrote:
   16 Feb 2021
Thanks for the information Michael have separated the bees as per your suggestion.

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Austrotephritis fuscata (A fruit fly) at Acton, ACT - 13 Feb 2023 by AndyRussell
Hylaeus (Planihylaeus) quadriceps (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Acton, ACT - 10 Jan 2023 by Roger
Megachile ordinaria at Acton, ACT - 10 Jan 2023 by Roger
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Acton, ACT - 4 Jan 2023 by MarkT
Paropsis pictipennis (Tea-tree button beetle) at Acton, ACT - 4 Jan 2023 by RodDeb
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) (Resin Bees) at Acton, ACT - 3 Jan 2023 by Roger

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  • 15 Feb 2021 01:41 PM Recorded on
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