Amegilla sp. (genus)
Blue Banded Bee at Higgins, ACT
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| Amegilla sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 3 May 2020 | |
| Amegilla sp. (genus) | AlisonMilton | 31 Mar 2020 |
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Not sure if these are the same species. Photos 1-3, bee waking up (seen roosting on three mornings). Photo 4 same bee seeking honey. Photo 5 is a different bee. On all three mornings the last bee was already active well before the first bee woke up; also seemed larger than sleeping bee and today, still active at 6:30 pm even after all European bees had gone to sleep. Interesting to watch bee waking up as it intermittently clung by front legs and twisted its body round. Then moved round plant stem to put its back to the sun. Took over two hours till it took flight. Also have video.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.029660-35.238260
- Altitude 624.0m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Mar 2020 09:06 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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- Native Bees of Canberra Home Gardens, a research project. AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amegilla sp. (genus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Amegilla sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Blue Banded Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2899.7m Recorded at altitude
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