Leioproctus sp. (genus)

Plaster bee at Downer, ACT

Leioproctus sp. (genus) at Downer, ACT - 3 Jan 2021
Leioproctus sp. (genus) at Downer, ACT - 3 Jan 2021
Leioproctus sp. (genus) at Downer, ACT - 3 Jan 2021
Leioproctus sp. (genus) at Downer, ACT - 3 Jan 2021
Leioproctus sp. (genus) at Downer, ACT - 3 Jan 2021
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Identification history

Leioproctus sp. (genus) 6 Jan 2021 michael.batley
Unidentified 6 Jan 2021 TimL

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Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of these roosting bees. The abundance value is approximate as the bees started to depart when the camera got close to them.

2 comments

   6 Jan 2021
Black Leioproctus species are difficult to identify from photographs, but I suspect I may know what they are. Is the middle of the face flat and polished? Were there Persoonia flowers in the area?
TimL wrote:
   6 Jan 2021
Hi Michael. I'm not aware of Persoonia flowers in the area of the sighting. I've checked ANBG's 'Find A Plant' and there are no Persoonia flowers recorded anywhere near the sighting. However, that doesn't mean that there aren't any, just that they are not recorded. I've also gone back through the images and there are none that show the face of one of these bees in any better detail than shown in the uploaded images. Tim

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  • 15 Abundance
  • 3 Jan 2021 01:20 PM Recorded on
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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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