Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus)
9 Leaf-cutter Bee at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) | michael.batley | 29 Oct 2023 | |
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) macularis | amiessmacro | 28 Oct 2023 |
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2 comments
29 Oct 2023
This is a lovely picture, particularly the flower's anthers caught in the act of depositing their pollen. The bee is clearly a female Megachile, but I would have expected the white bands to be wider if she was M. macularis. An estimate of size might help as M. serricauda is much smaller than M. macularis. What is the flower?
29 Oct 2023
Location information
- Coordinates 149.028480-34.984780
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Oct 2023 10:50 AM Recorded on
- amiessmacro Recorded by
- Salvia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
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- Featured amiessmacro Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- Leaf-cutter Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 675.9m Recorded at altitude
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