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Insect Identification

from [Steve Holliday] [Permanent Link][Original]
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Subject: Insect Identification
From: "Steve Holliday" <>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:05:19 +1100

Looks like a species of leafcutter bee Megachile sp, family Megachilidae

 

cheers

 

Steve

 

 

 

From: Lindsay Hansch [
Sent: Monday, 17 November 2008 10:27 AM
To: COG-L
Subject: [canberrabirds] Insect Identification

Can anyone tell me what this beast is.  We spotted it this morning carrying green leaves into a burrow in the retaining wall of our rose garden.  It is about the size of a European bee.

 

Regards

 

Lindsay Hansch

 

 

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