Gold-barred Resin Bee - Megachile leucopyga (Chalicodoma leucopyga)

Family MEGACHILIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Gold-barred Resin Bees that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.


Body length 10mm

We sometimes find this Gold-barred Resin Bee resting on grass during summer evening.



The bee has a relatively flat body. Its thorax and head are hairy. The abdomen is white and black colour striped. There is the bright orange spot on the tip of abdomen.



This bee build nest in holes of hardwood timber, include man-made drilled holes. The entrance is usually sealed with solid resin plug. They provision their brood with pollen and nectar.



Photos taken in Daisy Hill near Buhot Creek mid summer Dec 2008. The bee was examining the soil on the mud wall.

Reference:
1. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
2. Native Bees of the Sydney region, a field guide - Anne Dollin, Michael Batley, Martyn Robinson & Brian Faulkner, Australian Native Bee Research Centre. P46.