Megachile erythropyga (A resin bee)
Bawley Point, NSW
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| Megachile erythropyga (A resin bee) | PeterA | 29 Apr 2024 | |
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis | donhe | 26 Apr 2024 | |
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis | MichaelBedingfield | 26 Apr 2024 | |
| Unverified | GLemann | 8 Feb 2019 |
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User's notes
Making nests in retractable hose casing and bee hotel. Possibly a Gold-tipped Leaf-cutter Bee - Megachile maculariformis? It has the same coloured orange on it's head as it has on it's tail. Nest holes are stopped with green leaf mulch.
2 comments
29 Apr 2024
M. Erythropyga, unlike M. maculariformis, has no complete abdominal hair bands. Just a patch on each side of the second segment.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.395492-35.518083
- Places Bawley Point, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 17 Feb 2019 02:21 PM Recorded on
- GLemann Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Yes Nest present
Collections
- Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) GLemann South Coast NatureMapr Megachile erythropyga (A resin bee)
Species information
- Megachile erythropyga (A resin bee) Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
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5 / 7
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