A Megachild bee at Symonston, ACT
Identification history
| Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga | 29 Dec 2021 | michael.batley | ||
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis | 29 Dec 2021 | Amata | ||
| Unidentified | 29 Dec 2021 | rawshorty |
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The wind was blowing it around so i only got one clear shot before it took off.
1 comment
michael.batley
wrote:
29 Dec 2021
I am not 100% certain about the identity of this bee. M. maculariformis has a different body shape and the facial hair is orange in both sexes, and the male has a conspicuously modified foreleg, so it is not that species. I think the antenna has only 12 segments which would make it a female, but I can't quite see whether the shape of the abdomen is that of a female. The relatively small orange spot suggests M. oblonga.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.141786-35.352625
- Maps Callum Brae
- Survey points GG138
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Dec 2021 01:19 PM Recorded on
- rawshorty Recorded by
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga Scientific name
- A Megachild bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 685.6m Recorded at altitude
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