Apis mellifera
European honey bee at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Apis mellifera | MichaelBedingfield | 11 Aug 2016 | |
| Unverified | galah681 | 11 Aug 2016 |
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3 comments
12 Aug 2016
I thought this might be a teddy bear bee (golden haired mortar bee) because of the yellow fur around their middles. They were gathering mud in the STEP wetland
12 Aug 2016
I would have said a honey bee, Apis mellifera, Amegilla bomiformis is much hairier and stouter resembling a European Bumble Bee.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066040-35.284665
- Altitude 594.6m
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2015 10:54 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
Collections
- galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Apis mellifera Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Apis mellifera Scientific name
- European honey bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 6069.1m Recorded at altitude
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