Megachile mystaceana
Fire-tailed Resin Bee at Mortons Creek, NSW
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| Megachile mystaceana | MichaelMulvaney | 18 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | STJ | 2 Feb 2025 |
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1 comment
13 Jun 2025
Looks like the Leafcutter bee Megachile (Callomegachile) mystaceana.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6c37b38c-eb26-4042-ad87-297b52546bd0#overview
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6c37b38c-eb26-4042-ad87-297b52546bd0#overview
Location information
- Coordinates 152.688325-31.416336
- Altitude 42.9m
- Places Mortons Creek, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 2 Feb 2025 02:22 PM Recorded on
- STJ Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- STJ NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects Megachile mystaceana
Species information
- Megachile mystaceana Scientific name
- Fire-tailed Resin Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 42.93m Recorded at altitude
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