Resin Bees at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Megachile sp. (several subgenera) | 31 Dec 2021 | michael.batley | ||
| Unidentified | 31 Dec 2021 | JimL |
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User's notes
Native bee flying around the Australian Native Bee Hotel in the Australian National Botanic Gardens
2 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
31 Dec 2021
From the relatively small size and the extent of the red hair on the abdomen I think Megachile tosticauda is the most likely possibility, but there are others.
JimL
wrote:
31 Dec 2021
Thanks Michael.
Part of the natural system that I am keen to learn more about, including the photographic aspects of getting better imagery.
Part of the natural system that I am keen to learn more about, including the photographic aspects of getting better imagery.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109053-35.275500
- Maps ANBG
- Survey points GG179
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Dec 2021 02:39 PM Recorded on
- JimL Recorded by
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Megachile sp. (several subgenera) Scientific name
- Resin Bees Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 683.3m Recorded at altitude
- 68 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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