Halictid Bee at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura | 23 Mar 2019 | michael.batley | ||
| Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura | 21 Mar 2019 | DPRees125 |
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4 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
22 Mar 2019
The hair bands on Lipotriches phanerura are yellow and even if faded are unlikely to be as white as in the photos. In addition, the cuticle is metallic green not black. Assuming that the colours in the pictures are reasonably accurate, the important question is whether the hair bands are at the front or rear of each abdominal segment. Front for Lasioglossum, rear for Lipotriches. I can't see which it is.
DPRees125
wrote:
22 Mar 2019
I'll see what I can do, colours are good but naturemap is not great at rendering, relative, say to Flickr
DPRees125
wrote:
24 Mar 2019
replacement image added, bit closer. Hair bands look like they are at the rear.
michael.batley
wrote:
24 Mar 2019
I agree and if I lighten the image a bit I can see green on the thorax and, perhaps, red on the end of the abdomen. The tegulae at the base of the wings are usually quite orange, so either this is an somewhat unusual colour form or the strong colour of the flower may be having an effect on other areas of the image.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109077-35.275694
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Mar 2019 01:18 PM Recorded on
- DPRees125 Recorded by
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Collections
DPRees125 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura Scientific name
- Halictid Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 655.2m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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