Burrowing Mastic Bee – Megachile sp. (Peak Charles NP)

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Name:
Burrowing Mastic Bee – Megachile sp. (Peak Charles NP)

Scientific Name:
Megachile sp. (Peak Charles NP)

Reference Number:
LLO-036b

Description

Order Hymenoptera; Family Megachilidae; Scientific name: Megachile sp. (Peak Charles NP); Common name: Burrowing Mastic Bee – Bees belonging to Genus Megachile lost features associated with ground-burrowing (basitibial & pygidial plates) in spite of that some species have reverted to nesting in the soil - Distribution in Australia: Western Australia - Photographed in Peak Charles NP in South-east Coastal Region of Western Australia.

Additional Details

Reference Number:	LLO-036b
Scientific Name:	Megachile sp. (Peak Charles NP)