Euryglossa ephippiata

Saddleback Euryglossine Bee at Coree, ACT

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Identification history

Euryglossa ephippiata	2 Feb 2019	michael.batley
Euryglossa adelaidae	1 Feb 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified	7 Nov 2018	Harrisi

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3 comments

KimPullen wrote:

8 Nov 2018

Matches Euryglossa adelaidae on Bowerbird.

michael.batley wrote:

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.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

4 Feb 2019

Thanks for the explanation Michael - something I will be able to look out for in the future

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Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
5 Nov 2018 05:18 PM Recorded on
Harrisi Recorded by
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Illilanga flagged sightings Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Leptospermum sp. Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

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
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