AUS ACT NSW ACT Government Connecting Nature, Connecting People :: Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council :: Australian Native Plants Society (ANPS) CBR Region :: Gearys Gap/Wamboin Landcare Group
Home Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)

Megachile (Hackeriapis) tosticauda

Native tosticauda resin bee at Holder, ACT

Megachile (Hackeriapis) tosticauda at Holder, ACT - 5 Feb 2023
Megachile (Hackeriapis) tosticauda at Holder, ACT - 5 Feb 2023
Request use of media

Identification history

Megachile (Hackeriapis) tosticauda 9 Feb 2023 michael.batley
Megachile sp. 8 Feb 2023 Miranda

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

Be the first to comment

Please Login or Register to comment.

Nearby sightings

Page 1 of 1 - image sightings only 4 0 4

Choerocoris variegatus (Variable Jewel Bug) at Holder, ACT - 11 Feb 2023 by Miranda Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) bicingulatum (Halictid Bee) at Holder, ACT - 5 Feb 2023 by Miranda Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga (A Megachild bee) at Holder, ACT - 5 Feb 2023 by Miranda Carphurus sp. (genus) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Holder, ACT - 3 Oct 2021 by Miranda
Choerocoris variegatus (Variable Jewel Bug) at Holder, ACT - 11 Feb 2023 by Miranda
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) bicingulatum (Halictid Bee) at Holder, ACT - 5 Feb 2023 by Miranda
Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga (A Megachild bee) at Holder, ACT - 5 Feb 2023 by Miranda
Carphurus sp. (genus) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Holder, ACT - 3 Oct 2021 by Miranda

Location information

Species information

  • Megachile (Hackeriapis) tosticauda Scientific name
  • Native tosticauda resin bee Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 3 Abundance
  • 5 Feb 2023 12:59 PM Recorded on
  • Miranda Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Collecting pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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
  • Additional attributes
2,073,922 sightings of 18,542 species in 4,974 locations from 10,200 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.