TEST

Megachile ferox

Resin bee at Holder, ACT

Megachile ferox at Holder, ACT - 11 Jan 2024
Megachile ferox at Holder, ACT - 11 Jan 2024
Megachile ferox at Holder, ACT - 11 Jan 2024
Megachile ferox at Holder, ACT - 11 Jan 2024
Request use of media

Identification history

Megachile ferox 19 Jan 2024 michael.batley
Apis mellifera 17 Jan 2024 CarbonAI
Megachile mystaceana 17 Jan 2024 Miranda

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

2 comments

   19 Jan 2024
Megachile mystaceana has virtually the whole of the abdomen covered in orange hair.
Miranda wrote:
   19 Jan 2024
Yes, I think I must have clicked on the wrong name, I knew this was one I'd seen before!

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Bee nest present
  • Female Gender
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Nest building Breeding behaviour
  • False Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

  • Megachile ferox Scientific name
  • Resin bee Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 661.8m Recorded at altitude
  • 61 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
1,893,031 sightings of 21,044 species in 9,272 locations from 12,889 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.