Amegilla sp. (genus)

2 Blue Banded Bee at Isaacs, ACT

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Identification history

	Amegilla sp. (genus)	26 Feb 2017	MichaelMulvaney
	Amegilla (Notomegilla) chlorocyanea	17 Feb 2017	Mike

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2 comments

michael.batley wrote:

18 Feb 2017

While this is certainly a female Amegilla, I can't see anything that would eliminate A. asserta as a possibility.

Mike wrote:

19 Feb 2017

After looking at the latest scientific paper Leijs R, Batley M, Hogendoorn K (2017) The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: A revision of the subgenera Notomegilla and Zonamegilla. ZooKeys 653: 79-140. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.653.11177 I know I couldn't identify to species from photos (or probably any other way). Just as well the bees can.

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
14 Feb 2017 12:22 PM Recorded on
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Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects

Additional information

Opuntia puberula (prickly pear) (exotic cactus) Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania