Exoneura sp. (genus)
A reed bee at Paddys River, ACT
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| Exoneura sp. (genus) | michael.batley | 6 Jan 2019 | |
| Exoneura sp. (genus) | HarveyPerkins | 5 Jan 2019 |
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4 comments
6 Jan 2019
Great picture Harvey. Interestingly no pollen appears to have been collected on the scopae. Would you care to comment Michael?
6 Jan 2019
She may have just started foraging or she may simply be after nectar. Exoneura are among the few species that feed their young progressively as they mature, so they may not carry as much pollen as species that mass-provision the nests.
7 Jan 2019
Thanks, roger. A second individual (just added), did, however, have a good load of pollen...
7 Jan 2019
You will notice the long tongue on this bee that puts it in the Apidae and distinguishes it from the short tongues in the Halictidae and Colletidae
Location information
- Coordinates 148.919088-35.500251
- Maps Gibraltar Pines
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2018 01:32 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- Epacris breviflora (drumstick epacris) Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Exoneura sp. (genus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Exoneura sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A reed bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1727.5m Recorded at altitude
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