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Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus)

Leaf-cutter Bee at Macgregor, ACT

Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Macgregor, ACT - 2 Apr 2019
Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Macgregor, ACT - 2 Apr 2019
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2 comments

   5 Apr 2019
I can't be sure about the species. It does look like a leafcutter, but for some reason it looked smaller than M. maculariformis and that species seldom has the hair on the face as white as in the photo. When newly emerged the hair is bright orange, and although it can fade, there is usually a trace of colour left. Have you thought about M. serricauda?
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   6 Apr 2019
Hi Michael thanks for the comment, I really have no idea what the species is, except that I thought it was a a leaf cutter bee. I looked at the images on Canberra nature and took the ID from one of the photos.

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  • Blue salvia Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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