Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus)

Furrow Bee at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus)	21 Sep 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	29 Aug 2019	TimL

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User's notes

Close inspection of each image shows very small winged insects on the flowers together with the native bee. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.

2 comments

michael.batley wrote:

5 Sep 2019

I believe this is a Homalictus species. One possibility would be H. punctatus, but not enough detail is visible to be sure. The colour of the abdomen is within the range of variation that is seen for that species.

BettyDonWood wrote:

7 Sep 2019

The flowers look like Leptospermum rotundifolium, a sanstone species found nearly as far south as Nerriga that does well in Canberra.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107772 -35.276608
Altitude 617.4m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Aug 2019 01:49 PM Recorded on
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
Furrow Bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1140.1m Recorded at altitude
91 images trained Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

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