A Megachild bee at Murrumbateman, NSW
Identification history
| Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga | 19 Feb 2021 | michael.batley | ||
| Megachile ferox | 19 Feb 2021 | SimoneC |
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2 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
19 Feb 2021
The end of the abdomen is rounded so he is male. Males of Megachile ferox have expanded forelegs and the end of the antenna is expanded and flattened to form a disc, so he is not ferox.
SimoneC
wrote:
20 Feb 2021
Thanks for the explanation, I’m still trying to get to grips with bee IDs
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050628-34.977275
- Altitude 593.4m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 19 Feb 2021 04:26 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
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SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga Scientific name
- A Megachild bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 685.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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