Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda

2 Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee at Murrumbateman, NSW

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Identification history

	Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda	3 Jan 2024	michael.batley
	Megachile sp.	1 Jan 2024	amiessmacro

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michael.batley wrote:

3 Jan 2024

It is a female and she is a leaf cutter. A cavity in a wall is exactly where such a bee would make a cocoon from circular pieces of leaf. She would then fill it with pollen before laying an egg and sealing it up.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.025046 -34.966316
Places Murrumbateman, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
1 Jan 2024 08:55 PM Recorded on
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) amiessmacro Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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Salvia Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Resting Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda Scientific name
Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 699m Recorded at altitude
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