Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee at Murrumbateman, NSW
Identification history
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda | 21 Nov 2023 | michael.batley | ||
| Megachile sp. | 21 Nov 2023 | amiessmacro |
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Megachile leachella?
6 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
21 Nov 2023
Although M. leachella is also a leaf cutter in the subgenus M. (Eutricharaea), it is a European species that is not known to be in Australia. Very few of our bee species occur outside this country and while Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata was introduced as a potential pollinator of lucerne it does not appear to have become widely established.
amiessmacro
wrote:
21 Nov 2023
Ah thank you so good to learn more about these beautiful ones @michael.batley
RogerF
wrote:
22 Nov 2023
Great shot!. Note yellow pollen grains on tip of abdomen, hind legs and forehead. Do you have an ID for the flower, a Brachyscome?
amiessmacro
wrote:
22 Nov 2023
Hi @RogerF I don’t have an ID for the flower, they appear to be tiny daisies growing through my fence from the neighbours yard
RogerF
wrote:
22 Nov 2023
Are they the exotic lawn daisy (Bellis perennis) or native? Could you send me a picture of the whole plant with leaf please. r.farrow@iimetro.com.au Thanks Roger.
amiessmacro
wrote:
22 Nov 2023
Hi @RogerF
It might be bellis, I’ve emailed you two photos I hope they’re okay
It might be bellis, I’ve emailed you two photos I hope they’re okay
Location information
- Coordinates 149.006032-34.995666
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Nov 2023 02:38 PM Recorded on
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amiessmacro Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda Scientific name
- Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 725m Recorded at altitude
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