Amegilla sp. (genus)

Blue Banded Bee at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

	Amegilla sp. (genus)	3 May 2020	MichaelMulvaney
	Amegilla sp. (genus)	31 Mar 2020	AlisonMilton

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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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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 May 2020

Last bee may be Amegilla (Notomegilla) chlorocyanea

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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
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Native Bees of Canberra Home Gardens, a research project. AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
312 images trained Machine learning
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