Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee at Sydney, NSW
Identification history
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda | 16 Jan 2024 | michael.batley | ||
| Unidentified | 16 Jan 2024 | FumblebeeFae |
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Foraging on basil and then entered crack in brick wall - potentially a nest? A few of these species hanging around? Eusocial or semi-social?
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michael.batley
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16 Jan 2024
She is a leaf-cutter and lays her egg on provisions that she stores in a cocoon made from circular pieces of leaf. It will be inside the crack. They are solitary. Perhaps there are lots of suitable cracks around.
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Location information
- Coordinates 151.214444-33.863680
- Altitude 68.8m
- Places Sydney, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2024 11:14 AM Recorded on
- FumblebeeFae Recorded by
Additional information
- Foraging on sweet basil Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Burrow Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Bee nest present
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda Scientific name
- Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 674m Recorded at altitude
- 80 images trained Machine learning
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