Amegilla sp. (genus)

2 Blue Banded Bee at Isaacs, ACT

Amegilla sp. (genus) at Isaacs, ACT - 14 Feb 2017
Amegilla sp. (genus) at Isaacs, ACT - 14 Feb 2017
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Amegilla sp. (genus) 26 Feb 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Amegilla (Notomegilla) chlorocyanea 17 Feb 2017 Mike

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2 comments

   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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