Gold-tipped leafcutter bee at GG182
Identification history
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis | 14 Feb 2024 | PeterA | ||
| Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga | 14 Feb 2024 | KMcCue |
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2 comments
PeterA
wrote:
14 Feb 2024
Pretty sure this is the male M. maculariformis, Kevin - orange hair on face and rear abdomen. M. oblonga has white facial hair.
michael.batley
wrote:
14 Feb 2024
And it alights with the wings spread which is typical of leaf cutter bees but not resin bees.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081481-35.258075
- Altitude 639.7m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2024 05:30 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis Scientific name
- Gold-tipped leafcutter bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1705m Recorded at altitude
- 101 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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