Thyreus caeruleopunctatus
2 Chequered cuckoo bee at Higgins, ACT
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| Thyreus caeruleopunctatus | michael.batley | 2 Mar 2019 | |
| Thyreus sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 21 Feb 2017 | |
| Thyreus sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 18 Feb 2017 | |
| Thyreus caeruleopunctatus | MichaelBedingfield | 18 Feb 2017 | |
| Thyreus waroonensis | AlisonMilton | 11 Feb 2017 |
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2 comments
18 Feb 2017
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus is another possibility. Although the spots are pale blue in newly emerged specimens, the colour can fade with age and I could not distinguish between the two species on the basis of this photo. From what I know of the reported distributions, I think T. caeruleopunctatus is more likely.
21 Feb 2017
I looked at ALA. There are 5 records of Thyreus caeruleopunctatus for the ACT, and one record of T. waroonensis. Both are possible, so I have changed my suggestion to Thyreus sp. and confirmed it.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029390-35.238020
- Altitude 626.8m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2017 04:17 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thyreus caeruleopunctatus Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Thyreus caeruleopunctatus Scientific name
- Chequered cuckoo bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 846.3m Recorded at altitude
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