Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga

A Megachild bee at Symonston, ACT

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Identification history

Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga	29 Dec 2021	michael.batley
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis	29 Dec 2021	Amata
Unverified	29 Dec 2021	rawshorty

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The wind was blowing it around so i only got one clear shot before it took off.

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michael.batley wrote:

29 Dec 2021

I am not 100% certain about the identity of this bee. M. maculariformis has a different body shape and the facial hair is orange in both sexes, and the male has a conspicuously modified foreleg, so it is not that species. I think the antenna has only 12 segments which would make it a female, but I can't quite see whether the shape of the abdomen is that of a female. The relatively small orange spot suggests M. oblonga.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
28 Dec 2021 01:19 PM Recorded on
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) rawshorty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm 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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania