Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga

A Megachild bee at Murrumbateman, NSW

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Identification history

	Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga	19 Feb 2021	michael.batley
	Megachile ferox	19 Feb 2021	SimoneC

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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

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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
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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
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