Megachile ferox
Resin bee at Holder, ACT
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| Megachile ferox | michael.batley | 19 Jan 2024 | |
| Apis mellifera | CarbonAI | 17 Jan 2024 | |
| Megachile mystaceana | Miranda | 17 Jan 2024 |
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2 comments
19 Jan 2024
Megachile mystaceana has virtually the whole of the abdomen covered in orange hair.
19 Jan 2024
Yes, I think I must have clicked on the wrong name, I knew this was one I'd seen before!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.043236-35.335286
- Altitude 607.4m
- Places Holder, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2024 05:21 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
- Yes Nest present
- Female Gender
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
- No Insect on a flower
Collections
- Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile ferox Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Megachile ferox Scientific name
- Resin bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 698m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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