Apis mellifera

European honey bee at Higgins, ACT

Apis mellifera at Higgins, ACT - 20 Nov 2020
Apis mellifera at Higgins, ACT - 20 Nov 2020
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Apis mellifera 22 Nov 2020 michaelb
Apis mellifera 21 Nov 2020 AlisonMilton

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Not a nest, but a swarm. The swarm moved around for a couple of days. Arrived at this spot between 2:30 and 6:30 pm and was gone the next day. Several nests in the park nearby.

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Metistete pimeloides (Comb-clawed beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Jan 2019 by AlisonMilton
Spectrotrota fimbrialis (A Pyralid moth) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Jan 2019 by Alison Milton
Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Jan 2019 by AlisonMilton
Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Jan 2019 by Alison Milton
Christinus marmoratus (Southern Marbled Gecko) at Higgins, ACT - 10 Jan 2019 by AlisonMilton
Melobasis purpurascens (A jewel beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 10 Jan 2019 by AlisonMilton
Scopula optivata (Varied Wave) at Higgins, ACT - 27 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Norfolius howensis (Diamond-banded Nymphid) at Higgins, ACT - 27 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Helicoverpa punctigera (Native Budworm) at Higgins, ACT - 27 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Cyclocephala signaticollis (Argentinian scarab) at Higgins, ACT - 27 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
zz agaric (stem; gills not white/cream) at Higgins, ACT - 16 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Agrotis munda (Brown Cutworm) at Higgins, ACT - 8 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Maroga melanostigma (Pecan Stem Girdler) at Higgins, ACT - 8 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Higgins, ACT - 6 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Higgins, ACT - 3 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Higgins, ACT - 16 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Higgins, ACT - 16 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Higgins, ACT - 16 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Helicoverpa punctigera (Native Budworm) at Higgins, ACT - 16 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Higgins, ACT - 10 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Higgins, ACT - 10 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Higgins, ACT - 10 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Dolichopodidae (family) (Unidentified Long-legged fly) at Higgins, ACT - 6 Nov 2018 by AlisonMilton
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 6 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Higgins, ACT - 6 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Higgins, ACT - 6 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Higgins, ACT - 6 Nov 2018 by AlisonMilton
Poecilometis sp. (genus) (A Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Higgins, ACT - 6 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Higgins, ACT - 6 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Higgins, ACT - 28 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Phonognatha graeffei (Leaf Curling Spider) at Higgins, ACT - 27 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Heteronychus arator (African black beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 27 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Higgins, ACT - 24 Oct 2018 by AlisonMilton
Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly) at Higgins, ACT - 23 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Therevidae (family) (Unidentified stiletto fly) at Higgins, ACT - 23 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Neosparassus calligaster (Beautiful Badge Huntsman) at Higgins, ACT - 1 Oct 2018 by AlisonMilton
Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Higgins, ACT - 17 Sep 2018 by Alison Milton
Philobota (genus) (Unidentified Philobota genus moths) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Sep 2018 by Alison Milton
Helicoverpa punctigera (Native Budworm) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Sep 2018 by Alison Milton
Helicoverpa (genus) (A bollworm) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Sep 2018 by Alison Milton
Chrysodeixis argentifera (Tobacco Looper) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Sep 2018 by Alison Milton
Gnathaphanus sp. (genus) (Ground beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 1 Sep 2018 by Alison Milton
Chilenophilidae sp. (family) (A soil centipede) at Higgins, ACT - 1 Sep 2018 by AlisonMilton
Ommatoiulus moreleti (Portuguese Millipede) at Higgins, ACT - 1 Sep 2018 by Alison Milton
Cheiracanthium sp. (genus) (Unidentified Slender Sac Spider) at Higgins, ACT - 1 Sep 2018 by AlisonMilton
Australiosomatinae sp. (subfamily) (Millipede) at Higgins, ACT - 4 Aug 2018 by Alison Milton
Musgraveia sulciventris (Bronze Orange Bug) at Higgins, ACT - 19 Jul 2018 by Alison Milton
Caligavis chrysops (Yellow-faced Honeyeater) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Jun 2018 by Alison Milton
Leptocneria reducta (White cedar moth) at Higgins, ACT - 5 Jun 2018 by AlisonMilton
Leptocoris mitellatus (Leptocoris bug) at Higgins, ACT - 5 Jun 2018 by Alison Milton
Platybrachys sp. (genus) (A gum hopper) at Higgins, ACT - 5 Jun 2018 by Alison Milton
Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown) at Higgins, ACT - 27 Apr 2018 by Alison Milton
Christinus marmoratus (Southern Marbled Gecko) at Higgins, ACT - 18 Apr 2018 by AlisonMilton
Nezara viridula (Green vegetable bug) at Higgins, ACT - 14 Apr 2018 by AlisonMilton
Syneora hemeropa (Ring-tipped Bark Moth) at Higgins, ACT - 11 Apr 2018 by Alison Milton
Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at Higgins, ACT - 30 Mar 2018 by AlisonMilton
Epyaxa sodaliata (Sodaliata Moth, Clover Moth) at Higgins, ACT - 11 Mar 2018 by Alison Milton
Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at Higgins, ACT - 8 Mar 2018 by AlisonMilton
Phonognatha graeffei (Leaf Curling Spider) at Higgins, ACT - 8 Mar 2018 by Alison Milton
Pasiphilodes testulata (Pome looper) at Higgins, ACT - 5 Mar 2018 by Alison Milton
Uresiphita ornithopteralis (Tree Lucerne Moth) at Higgins, ACT - 5 Mar 2018 by Alison Milton
Heteronychus arator (African black beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 5 Mar 2018 by Alison Milton
Vespula germanica (European wasp) at Higgins, ACT - 27 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis (Gold-tipped leafcutter bee) at Higgins, ACT - 26 Feb 2018 by AlisonMilton
Stomorhina subapicalis (A snout fly) at Higgins, ACT - 26 Feb 2018 by AlisonMilton
Ropalidia plebeiana (Small brown paper wasp) at Higgins, ACT - 26 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Heteropelma scaposum (Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp) at Higgins, ACT - 19 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Pisauridae (family) (Water spider) at Higgins, ACT - 18 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Todiramphus sanctus (Sacred Kingfisher) at Higgins, ACT - 17 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp) at Higgins, ACT - 4 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Higgins, ACT - 4 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Pholodes sinistraria (Sinister or Frilled Bark Moth) at Higgins, ACT - 30 Jan 2018 by Alison Milton
Eupoecila australasiae (Fiddler Beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Jan 2018 by Alison Milton
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Higgins, ACT - 25 Jan 2018 by AlisonMilton
Leptocneria reducta (White cedar moth) at Higgins, ACT - 24 Jan 2018 by Alison Milton
Leucania diatrecta (A Noctuid moth) at Higgins, ACT - 20 Jan 2018 by Alison Milton
Euphronarcha luxaria (Striated Bark Moth) at Higgins, ACT - 20 Jan 2018 by Alison Milton
Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Higgins, ACT - 2 Jan 2018 by AlisonMilton
Pseudoperga lewisii (A Sawfly) at Higgins, ACT - 2 Jan 2018 by Alison Milton
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Higgins, ACT - 2 Jan 2018 by AlisonMilton
Pisauridae (family) (Water spider) at Higgins, ACT - 28 Dec 2017 by Alison Milton
Aeolochroma metarhodata (Tea-tree Emerald) at Higgins, ACT - 26 Dec 2017 by Alison Milton
Agrotis infusa (Bogong Moth, Common Cutworm) at Higgins, ACT - 19 Dec 2017 by Alison Milton
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Higgins, ACT - 19 Dec 2017 by Alison Milton
Socca pustulosa (Knobbled Orbweaver) at Higgins, ACT - 19 Dec 2017 by Alison Milton
Cheiracanthium sp. (genus) (Unidentified Slender Sac Spider) at Higgins, ACT - 19 Dec 2017 by AlisonMilton
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Higgins, ACT - 6 Dec 2017 by Alison Milton
Phalaenoides glycinae (Grapevine Moth) at Higgins, ACT - 6 Dec 2017 by Alison Milton
Neosparassus calligaster (Beautiful Badge Huntsman) at Higgins, ACT - 25 Nov 2017 by Alison Milton
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Higgins, ACT - 18 Nov 2017 by AlisonMilton
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Higgins, ACT - 18 Nov 2017 by AlisonMilton
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Higgins, ACT - 18 Nov 2017 by Alison Milton
Amorbus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Tip bug) at Higgins, ACT - 15 Nov 2017 by Alison Milton
Mictis profana (Crusader Bug) at Higgins, ACT - 15 Nov 2017 by Alison Milton
Philobota productella (Pasture Tunnel Moth) at Higgins, ACT - 14 Nov 2017 by Alison Milton
Metura elongatus (Saunders' case moth) at Higgins, ACT - 14 Nov 2017 by Alison Milton
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Nov 2017 by AlisonMilton
Lauxaniidae (family) (Unidentified lauxaniid fly) at Higgins, ACT - 19 Oct 2017 by Alison Milton
Austrosciapus sp. (genus) (Long-legged fly) at Higgins, ACT - 19 Oct 2017 by Alison Milton
Sparassidae (family) (A Huntsman Spider) at Higgins, ACT - 10 Oct 2017 by Alison Milton

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  • 20 Nov 2020 05:35 AM Recorded on
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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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