Halictid bee at Tharwa, ACT
Identification history
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 20 Dec 2017 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 19 Dec 2017 | michael.batley | ||
| Unverified | 19 Dec 2017 | MichaelBedingfield |
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On the west side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.
1 comment
michael.batley
wrote:
20 Dec 2017
There are a number of tiny species in the subgenus Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) with females that apparently specialise in collecting pollen from Wahlenbergia. The specimen in the photos looks like a male.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067940-35.505778
- Altitude 580.0m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Nov 2017 08:32 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- Wahlenbergia sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- Halictid bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2063.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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