Megachile erythropyga (A resin bee)

Bawley Point, NSW

Megachile erythropyga (A resin bee) at Bawley Point, NSW - 17 Feb 2019 02:21 PM
Megachile erythropyga (A resin bee) at Bawley Point, NSW - 17 Feb 2019 02:21 PM
Megachile erythropyga (A resin bee) at Bawley Point, NSW - 17 Feb 2019 02:21 PM
Megachile erythropyga (A resin bee) at Bawley Point, NSW - 17 Feb 2019 02:21 PM
Megachile erythropyga (A resin bee) at Bawley Point, NSW - 17 Feb 2019 02:21 PM
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Identification history

Megachile erythropyga (A resin bee) 29 Apr 2024 PeterA
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis 26 Apr 2024 donhe
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis 26 Apr 2024 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 8 Feb 2019 GLemann

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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.

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GLemann wrote:
   11 Feb 2019
Possibly the Gold-tipped Leafcutter - Megachile macularliformis
PeterA wrote:
   29 Apr 2024
M. Erythropyga, unlike M. maculariformis, has no complete abdominal hair bands. Just a patch on each side of the second segment.

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