Megachile semiluctuosa

Bee at Murrumbateman, NSW

Megachile semiluctuosa at Murrumbateman, NSW - 15 Dec 2021
Megachile semiluctuosa at Murrumbateman, NSW - 15 Dec 2021
Megachile semiluctuosa at Murrumbateman, NSW - 15 Dec 2021
Megachile semiluctuosa at Murrumbateman, NSW - 15 Dec 2021
Megachile semiluctuosa at Murrumbateman, NSW - 15 Dec 2021
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Identification history

Megachile semiluctuosa 15 Dec 2021 michael.batley
Apiformes (informal group) 15 Dec 2021 SimoneC

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User's notes

Larger and noisier than a honey bee. Very fast moving and didn’t stay long at each flower, only seemed interested in the Eremophila and returned to them couple of times after flying off

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SimoneC wrote:
   15 Dec 2021
Thanks for the ID Michael, I’m glad there was enough detail in the photos.
   15 Dec 2021
It was the information about the size and noise that made the general appearance sufficient for an ID.

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Species information

  • Megachile semiluctuosa Scientific name
  • Bee Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 587.57m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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