Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) macularis | 20 Feb 2024 | michael.batley | ||
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) macularis | 17 Feb 2024 | KMcCue |
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michael.batley
wrote:
20 Feb 2024
This is a very difficult one to decide. The flower must be rather large for the bee to be either M. macularis or M. maculariformis, but the fore leg seems to be expanded. The colour of the hair on the face and tail is more orange than expected for macularis and paler than most maculariformis, which might be explained by either pollen staining or fading. On balance, macularis is probably the best guess.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081619-35.257847
- Altitude 636.1m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Feb 2024 01:44 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Everlasting Associated plant
- 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) macularis Scientific name
- Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 652m Recorded at altitude
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