Megachile sp. (several subgenera)
Resin Bees at Bywong, NSW
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| Megachile sp. (several subgenera) | michael.batley | 29 Jan 2023 | |
| Megachile sp. (several subgenera) | Roger | 29 Jan 2023 |
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User's notes
I haven't seen a megachile bee with a silver grey bottom, this guy was about 8 to 10 mm in size.
2 comments
29 Jan 2023
This is either M. ordinaria or M. tasmanica. The latter is a little smaller but both are in the suggested size range. The only way to separate females of these two species is to look for a tubercle above the mandibles, which can be hard to see even with a microscope.
Location information
- Places Bywong, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- Roger Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile sp. (several subgenera) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Megachile sp. (several subgenera) Scientific name
- Resin Bees Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 683.3m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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