Thyreus nitidulus
3 Neon cuckoo bee at Acton, ACT
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| Thyreus nitidulus | michael.batley | 1 Mar 2019 | |
| Unverified | RodDeb | 1 Mar 2019 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
2 Mar 2019
1st Canberra Nature Map record of this species, while the Atlas of Living Australia only has three other regional records of this species.
User's notes
all photos are of the same bee
2 comments
3 Mar 2019
Are there other blue cuckoo bees in Canberra? I have a photo of a similar looking bee from 2004ish. I'll see if I can dig up the photo this afternoon.
3 Mar 2019
We also have recorded Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee). It would be good to have your 2004ish record.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108566-35.276257
- Altitude 595.4m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2019 11:18 AM Recorded on
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Collections
- Significant RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thyreus nitidulus Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Thyreus nitidulus Scientific name
- Neon cuckoo bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 595.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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