Resin bee at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Megachile ferox | 20 Oct 2023 | michael.batley | ||
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 20 Oct 2023 | Miranda | ||
| Unverified | 20 Oct 2023 | LisaH |
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User's notes
I think this is bee-mimic hover fly - but I really don't know. Also, I may have some bees mixed in these photos? Please let me know.
1 comment
Miranda
wrote:
20 Oct 2023
It's a bee 😊 I think megachile but wait for some one who knows what they're doing to take a look...
Location information
- Coordinates 149.089518-35.327088
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 19 Oct 2023 04:54 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile ferox Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Megachile ferox Scientific name
- Resin bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 698m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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