Apis mellifera
European honey bee at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Apis mellifera | PeterA | 23 Feb 2025 | |
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) | TrishGungahlin | 22 Feb 2025 |
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Is this a leafcutter bee? I have a rose bush close to where it was flying around, and the leaves have very circular cut-outs that have appeared in the past few days.
2 comments
23 Feb 2025
The cut outs are from a Leafcutter Megachile Bee, but the photo of the bee appears to be a European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera). I would suggest uploading the leaves in one observation & the bee in a separate observation😊
Location information
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- TrishGungahlin Recorded by
- Mesembryanthemum succulent, also on begonias and coleus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Collecting pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- TrishGungahlin NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Apis mellifera Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Apis mellifera Scientific name
- European honey bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 6069.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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