Euryglossa ephippiata
Saddleback Euryglossine Bee at Coree, ACT
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| Euryglossa ephippiata | michael.batley | 2 Feb 2019 | |
| Euryglossa adelaidae | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Feb 2019 | |
| Unverified | Harrisi | 7 Nov 2018 |
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3 comments
2 Feb 2019
For once the bees are kind to us and give clear clues. Males of E. ephippiata have a short orange bands towards the end of the antennae, while males of E. adelaidae have the antennae entirely orange. A second difference is that the abdomen of E. ephippiata is uniformly coloured but E. adelaidae usually looks banded. Bowerbird has an image labelled adelaidae that fits neither of these criteria because occasionally ther is individual variation and it can be hard to decide.
4 Feb 2019
Thanks for the explanation Michael - something I will be able to look out for in the future
Location information
- Coordinates 148.947200-35.325370
- Maps Cotter Reserve
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 5 Nov 2018 05:18 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
- Leptospermum sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Illilanga flagged sightings Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Euryglossa ephippiata Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Euryglossa ephippiata Scientific name
- Saddleback Euryglossine Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 980m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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