Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda

Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee at Jerrabomberra, NSW

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Identification history

Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda	1 Jan 2025	michael.batley
Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda	1 Jan 2025	PeterA
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis	1 Jan 2025	CarbonAI
Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus)	1 Jan 2025	SteveBorkowskis

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2 comments

PeterA wrote:

1 Jan 2025

But might also be M. simplex with those narrow hair bands.
Michael?

michael.batley wrote:

1 Jan 2025

I am not aware of any differences in the width of the bands other than for M. macularis. Females of the species serricauda, simplex and obtusa are separated by tiny patches of dark hair that would not be visible in these pictures. Given the difficulty of identification I can only guess at geographical distribution using specimens I have examined and on that basis serricauda is the most likely.

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Location information

Places Jerrabomberra, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda Scientific name
Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 699m Recorded at altitude
106 images trained Machine learning
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