Chequered cuckoo bee at Holt, ACT
Identification history
| Thyreus caeruleopunctatus | 27 Dec 2020 | michael.batley | ||
| Thyreus nitidulus | 26 Dec 2020 | Simonster |
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Bee appeared to be feeding on lavender. Have seen it last year/early this year in same plant, but this is first sighting this season. Have included some out of focus shots which show the patterns on the body.
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Location information
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Simonster Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Simonster Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Lavender Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm 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
- 134 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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