Amegilla sp. (genus)

Blue Banded Bee at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Amegilla sp. (genus)	25 Feb 2018	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	24 Feb 2018	Christine

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A Blue-banded Bee, in the exact same spot as I saw the Cuckoo Bee a few days ago, but today no Cuckoo Bee. The Bee appeared more blue in real life than it does in the photos.

5 comments

michael.batley wrote:

25 Feb 2018

Yes, images 1,3 & 4 are of an Amegilla species, though there is not enough detail to distinguish which species. Image 2 is of a leafcutter bee in the subgenus Megachile (Eutricharaea).

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

25 Feb 2018

I have copied image two to become a separate sighting

RogerF wrote:

25 Feb 2018

Can Christine confirm that they are feeding at Purple Loosetrife, one of their favourite flowers, at the pond in in the rock garden at ANBG?

Christine wrote:

25 Feb 2018

Thanks Michael,was going to move pic 2, will look at it directly.
RogerF, there were a few of them at these flowers just above the rock pond, I also saw one just below the pond near the daisies.

Christine wrote:

26 Feb 2018

I have removed the original image 2, and added a new image, and created new sighting for the old image 2.
Also, noted that these creatures were really buzzing around, and would only perch for about 1 second before taking off again. Not easy to photograph!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108379 -35.275974
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
22 Feb 2018 04:18 PM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
Collections
Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Amegilla sp. (genus) Scientific name
Blue Banded Bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1547.5m Recorded at altitude
195 images trained Machine learning
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