Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga
A Megachild bee at Symonston, ACT
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| Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga | michael.batley | 29 Dec 2021 | |
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis | Amata | 29 Dec 2021 | |
| Unverified | rawshorty | 29 Dec 2021 |
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The wind was blowing it around so i only got one clear shot before it took off.
1 comment
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.141786-35.352625
- Maps Callum Brae
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Dec 2021 01:19 PM Recorded on
- rawshorty Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- rawshorty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
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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