Insects
Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
Sighting 4463687

Megachile ordinaria

Acton, ACT

Megachile ordinaria at Acton, ACT - 10 Jan 2023 12:23 PM
Megachile ordinaria at Acton, ACT - 10 Jan 2023 12:23 PM
Megachile ordinaria at Acton, ACT - 10 Jan 2023 12:23 PM
Megachile ordinaria at Acton, ACT - 10 Jan 2023 12:23 PM
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Identification history

Megachile ordinaria 10 Jan 2023 michael.batley
Megachile ordinaria 10 Jan 2023 Roger

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Looking at Megachile ID and iNaturalist this little bee seems fairly close to Megachile ordinaria

2 comments

michael.batley wrote:
   10 Jan 2023
Well spotted! He is, indeed, M. ordinaria.
Roger wrote:
   10 Jan 2023
Thank you Michael, it's a really lovely little bee. not quite as quick around the flowers as other bees, and tended to sit and take in the sights.

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Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Megachile ordinaria Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 652.5m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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