Amegilla sp. (genus)
5 Blue Banded Bee at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Amegilla sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Mar 2018 | |
| Amegilla sp. (genus) | michael.batley | 16 Mar 2018 | |
| Amegilla sp. (genus) | SallyandPeter | 2 Mar 2018 |
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4 comments
16 Mar 2018
Thanks Michael there is a number of blue banded bees is it possible to tell them apart or which we have. Or is the difference significant for a casual observer. Peter
16 Mar 2018
The two species that seem to be common in Canberra are A. chlorocyanea and A. asserta. They can be distinguished, but only if you have a good view of the rear end or can see blue colour on the legs. Only chlorocyanea has the latter. The best place to see differences between the rear ends is to compare figures 25 and 28 in https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/11177/download/pdf/. Ignore differences in colour, only the hair pattern is significant.
13 Apr 2018
The judges highly commended this sighting in the 2018 Canberra Nature Map photographic competition
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067967-34.974550
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 50 Abundance
- 2 Mar 2018 10:58 AM Recorded on
- SallyandPeter Recorded by
- Zinia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- My flagged sightings SallyandPeter Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amegilla sp. (genus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
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
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