Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda
Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda | michael.batley | 21 Nov 2023 |
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Megachile leachella?
6 comments
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.
21 Nov 2023
Ah thank you so good to learn more about these beautiful ones @michael.batley
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?
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
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.
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
- amiessmacro Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- amiessmacro Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
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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