Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Halictid bee at Paddys River, ACT
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| Lasioglossum sp. (genus) | SimoneC | 19 Sep 2023 | |
| Unverified | HarveyPerkins | 25 Feb 2019 |
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User's notes
About 18 mm in head/body length. This looks rather bee-like but the long antennae with short scape argue against this; so I'm postulating a flower (Tiphiid) wasp possible bee mimic?
3 comments
26 Feb 2019
It does look more like a bee (e.g. a Lasioglossum) than a tiphiid, but the size?
Location information
- Coordinates 148.910371-35.519405
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Feb 2019 02:23 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- Halictid bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1921.2m Recorded at altitude
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