Megachile sp. (several subgenera)

Resin Bees at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

	Megachile sp.	30 Dec 2023	PeterA
	Megachile (Eutricharaea) macularis	30 Dec 2023	WalterEgo

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2 comments

PeterA wrote:

30 Dec 2023

May be M. macularis but not possible to confirm from this image.

michael.batley wrote:

30 Dec 2023

The only leafcutter in the area with facial hair as orange as this is M. maculariformis. Were it not carrying a piece of leaf, there would be other possibilities among the resin bees.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.156083 -35.250453
Altitude 618.3m
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Dec 2023 04:26 PM Recorded on
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Native Bees of Canberra Home Gardens, a research project. Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) WalterEgo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
False Pollinator Insect on Flower
False Bee nest present

Species information

Megachile sp. (several subgenera) Scientific name
Resin Bees Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 683.3m Recorded at altitude
83 images trained Machine learning
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