Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda | 11 Dec 2023 | michael.batley | ||
| Pseudoanthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum | 11 Dec 2023 | AlisonMilton |
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I was curious about the way it always kept its abdomen raised.
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michael.batley
wrote:
11 Dec 2023
It is difficult to be sure from the images, but she seems to me to have white hair bands not pale, polished integument. Many megachilid bees have a tendency to raise their abdomen. In the case of females this could be to avoid losing pollen from under the abdomen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029380-35.238135
- Altitude 621.9m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Dec 2023 02:06 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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My veggie garden pollinator survey Native Bees of Canberra Home Gardens, a research project. AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- Rocket Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
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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