Keiraville, NSW
Identification history
| Megachile punctata | 8 Jun 2024 | PeterA | ||
| Megachile sp. (several subgenera) | 7 Jun 2024 | PaperbarkNativeBees |
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User's notes
Buildling nest in bamboo canes in the insect hotel at Wollongong Botanic Gardens.
2 comments
PeterA
wrote:
8 Jun 2024
Looks like M. lucidiventris at first glance, but is distinguished by the spots on the thorax and the lack of hair bands on the abdomen.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.877309-34.409824
- Places Keiraville, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Feb 2022 10:00 AM Recorded on
- PaperbarkNativeBees Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) PaperbarkNativeBees South Coast NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- True Bee nest present
Species information
- Megachile punctata Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 69.01m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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