European honey bee at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Apis mellifera | 24 Feb 2019 | michael.batley | ||
| Trichocolletes sp. (genus) | 24 Feb 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 16 Nov 2018 | RodDeb |
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2 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
25 Feb 2019
A very dark specimen, but the hind leg is unmistakable. Like Trichocolletes, Apis has hairy eyes, but not the dense hairs on the hind leg for carrying pollen. Instead, she moistens the pollen with nectar and sticks it to the hind leg.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109423-35.278169
- Altitude 590.9m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Nov 2018 12:39 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Diplarrena moraea Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Apis mellifera Scientific name
- European honey bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 6069.1m Recorded at altitude
- 749 images trained Machine learning
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