Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta
Blue Banded Bee at Calwell, ACT
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| Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta | michael.batley | 9 Jan 2020 | |
| Amegilla (Notomegilla) chlorocyanea | DonLimn | 9 Jan 2020 |
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10 Jan 2020
Annoyingly, colour does not help when it comes to identifying Blue-banded Bees. The black mark down the hind leg tells me she is a female. Then the yellow colour alongside the eye indicates she is A. asserta. It would not be possible to tell the males apart in the same way. In fact, it can be quite difficult to separate males from photos. (Easy with a hand lens and a specimen in a bag.)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107560-35.436744
- Places Calwell, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2020 08:40 AM Recorded on
- DonLimn Recorded by
- Centranthus ruber Associated plant
- No Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- DonLimn Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta Scientific name
- Blue Banded Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 842.8m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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