MegachileMegachile Index Megachile aurifrons Megachile erythropyga Megachile (Eutricharaea) Megachile (Hackeriapis) canifrons Megachile (Hackeriapis) rhodura Megachile lucidiventris Megachile punctata Megachile (Rhodomegachile) deanii Megachile semiluctuosa Megachile (Thaumatosoma) Megachile ustulata

Megachile semiluctuosa is a member of a cosmopolitan group of so called “solitary bees”, belonging to the genus Megachile, one of the largest genera of bees, containing 56 subgenera, encompassing 1,520 recognised species.

This species of bee occurrence has been mapped on both the east and west side of mainland Australia.2

Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor

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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

  1. Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  2. Megachile semiluctuosa Smith, 1853, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Megachile semiluctuosa

MegachileMegachile Index Megachile aurifrons Megachile erythropyga Megachile (Eutricharaea) Megachile (Hackeriapis) canifrons Megachile (Hackeriapis) rhodura Megachile lucidiventris Megachile punctata Megachile (Rhodomegachile) deanii Megachile semiluctuosa Megachile (Thaumatosoma) Megachile ustulata

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