Megachile sp. (several subgenera)
Resin Bees at Acton, ACT
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| Megachile sp. (several subgenera) | michael.batley | 16 Feb 2021 | |
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) | RodDeb | 16 Feb 2021 |
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2 comments
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.
16 Feb 2021
Thanks for the information Michael have separated the bees as per your suggestion.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109623-35.276977
- Altitude 600.8m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Feb 2021 01:41 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- RodDeb 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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6 / 7
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