1 Leaf-cutter Bee at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 15 Feb 2022 | michael.batley | ||
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis | 15 Feb 2022 | Roger |
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3 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
15 Feb 2022
It is not M. maculariformis because there is no sign of orange on the face or end of the abdomen. I am unsure of exactly which flower species that is, but the bee looks fairly small, so my guess is that she is M. serricauda (9 mm rather than 12 mm for maculariformis).
Roger
wrote:
15 Feb 2022
Thanks Michael, I am going to post a couple of images that I think are (maculariformis), this bee was taken at the same time time, same flower, a Pea, and what I though was about the same size.
michael.batley
wrote:
15 Feb 2022
Assuming the leaves are all roughly the same size, I estimate that the M. maculariformis in sighting 4424441 is 25% larger than this bee, which makes it virtually certain that this is M. serricauda.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109408-35.274080
- Altitude 610.9m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 14 Feb 2022 11:02 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- Leaf-cutter Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 675.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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