Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta

Blue Banded Bee at ANBG

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta at ANBG - 5 Mar 2024
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta at ANBG - 5 Mar 2024
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta at ANBG - 5 Mar 2024
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Identification history

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta 6 Mar 2024 PeterA
Amegilla sp. (genus) 5 Mar 2024 CarbonAI
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta 5 Mar 2024 HelenCross

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cherylhodges wrote:
   6 Mar 2024
Helen, was this the Plectranthus on the main path just below the rock garden?
HelenCross wrote:
   6 Mar 2024
Hi Cheryl, it's at the top left corner of the rock garden, just before you walk up the steps to that bitumen road. I've been seeing blue-banded need there for a few weeks now - too quick to get many photos of though!

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 5 Mar 2024 01:22 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

  • Plectranthus argentatus Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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