Thyreus caeruleopunctatus

Chequered cuckoo bee at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 28 Nov 2019 11:15 AM

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 28 Nov 2019 11:15 AM

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 28 Nov 2019 11:15 AM

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 28 Nov 2019 11:15 AM

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 28 Nov 2019 11:15 AM

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 28 Nov 2019 11:15 AM

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Identification history

	Thyreus caeruleopunctatus	29 Nov 2019	michael.batley
	Thyreus caeruleopunctatus	29 Nov 2019	MichaelBedingfield
	Scaeva pyrastri	28 Nov 2019	galah681
	Unverified	28 Nov 2019	AndyRussell

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User's notes

I see nothing on wasp sites that look like this one.

2 comments

galah681 wrote:

29 Nov 2019

I think it might be a pied hoverfly

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

29 Nov 2019

This is a bee.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
28 Nov 2019 11:15 AM Recorded on
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) AndyRussell Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Calistemon sieberi Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Unknown Gender

Species information

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus Scientific name
Chequered cuckoo bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 846.3m Recorded at altitude
137 images trained Machine learning
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