Megachile sp. (several subgenera)

Resin Bees at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Megachile sp. (several subgenera)	17 Feb 2023	michael.batley
	Megachile (Hackeriapis) rhodura	17 Feb 2023	Roger

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michael.batley wrote:

17 Feb 2023

This one is very difficult. White spots on the thorax sometimes wear and therefore have to be used with caution for identification. My suspicion is that this may be M. ferox, but I could not rule out M. heliophila or M. rhodhura. However, rhodura has red integument as well as red hair at the end of the abdomen so I think it is less likely.

Roger wrote:

17 Feb 2023

Thank you Michael, There are 3or4, what appear to be differerent Megachile flying around the same bush. just so hard to tell ID.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.109209 -35.274070
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

4 Abundance
17 Feb 2023 10:19 AM Recorded on
Roger Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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
119 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

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