Amegilla sp. (genus)

Blue Banded Bee at Paddys River, ACT

Amegilla sp. (genus) at Paddys River, ACT - 17 Feb 2017
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Amegilla sp. (genus) 18 Feb 2017 michaelb
Unidentified 17 Feb 2017 Qwerty

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3 comments

   18 Feb 2017
This is a blue-banded bee, genus Amegilla, but which species I could not say. The blue-banded bees can be very difficult to identify precisely.
michaelb wrote:
   18 Feb 2017
Michael, would you be happy to have Amegilla sp. (genus) as a generalised name to cover cases such as this?
   18 Feb 2017
Yes. That would be a good idea.

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  • 17 Feb 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
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