Amegilla sp. (genus)

Blue Banded Bee at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Amegilla sp. (genus)	30 Dec 2019	michael.batley
	Amegilla sp. (genus)	29 Dec 2019	AlisonMilton

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michael.batley wrote:

30 Dec 2019

The first three images are of a male, while the fifth is of a female. The yellow areas at the sides of the lower face show she is Amegilla asserta rather than A. chlorocyanea, but the males of both species have similar face marks.

AlisonMilton wrote:

30 Dec 2019

Thanks Michael

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108630 -35.276823
Altitude 451.5m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

5 Abundance
4 Dec 2019 11:32 AM Recorded on
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Amegilla sp. (genus) Scientific name
Blue Banded Bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2899.7m Recorded at altitude
312 images trained Machine learning
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