Megachile sp. (several subgenera)

2 Resin Bees at Macgregor, ACT

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Identification history

	Megachile sp.	15 Dec 2021	michael.batley
	Megachile sp.	15 Dec 2021	Roger

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Found this little bee on one of my socks on the washing line. Looks like Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis but lacks the rust colour on the abdomen.

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michael.batley wrote:

15 Dec 2021

Hi Roger, I'm not sure what he is but think he might be M. serricauda. The view from behind would be very distinctive with a row of peg-like teeth on T6. The foreleg is also distinctive but needs to be examined closely. M. serricauda is a relatively small species.

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Places Macgregor, ACT

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

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5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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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