Megachile (Eutricharaea) macularis

Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee at Aranda, ACT

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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.

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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
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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 Insect on a 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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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South Australia

Victoria

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