Resin bee at Holder, ACT
Identification history
| Megachile ferox | 19 Jan 2024 | michael.batley | ||
| Apis mellifera | 17 Jan 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Megachile mystaceana | 17 Jan 2024 | Miranda |
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2 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
19 Jan 2024
Megachile mystaceana has virtually the whole of the abdomen covered in orange hair.
Miranda
wrote:
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
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Collections
Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile ferox Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- True Nest present
- Female Gender
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
- False Insect on a flower
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
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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