Megachile punctata

Keiraville, NSW

Megachile punctata at Keiraville, NSW - 4 Dec 2020
Megachile punctata at Keiraville, NSW - 4 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Megachile punctata 8 Jun 2024 PeterA
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) 7 Jun 2024 PaperbarkNativeBees

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Foraging on Darling Pea (Swainsona galegifolia) at Wollongong Botanic Gardens.

2 comments

PeterA wrote:
   8 Jun 2024
Same as 4574372
   9 Jun 2024
Thanks for the ID @PeterA!

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Foraging on Darling Pea (Swainsona galegifolia) Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Female Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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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