Native Bees — Batavia Coast and Midwest WAAustrothurgus Euhesma Exoneura Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus Hylaeus mysterium puella Leioproctus Megachile aurifrons Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii Megachile semiluctuosa Meroglossa rubricata Thyreus waroonensis Trichocolletes
Megachile semiluctuosa is a member of a cosmopolitan group of so called “solitary bees”, a species belonging to the genus Megachile, that is one of the largest genera of bees, containing 56 subgenera, and encompassing 1,520 recognised species.
This species of bee occurrence has been mapped on both the east and west side of mainland Australia.2
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- Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Megachilidae
- Subfamily: Megachilinae
- Tribe: Megachilini
- Genus: Megachile
- Species: Megachile semiluctuosa
Footnote & References
- Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
- Megachile semiluctuosa Smith, 1853, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f11f7314-65fb-4702-9173-938be01eb2e1#classification
Native Bees — Batavia Coast and Midwest WAAustrothurgus Euhesma Exoneura Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus Hylaeus mysterium puella Leioproctus Megachile aurifrons Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii Megachile semiluctuosa Meroglossa rubricata Thyreus waroonensis Trichocolletes
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