1 Halictid bee at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 17 Feb 2021 | michael.batley | ||
| Unidentified | 17 Feb 2021 | LisaH |
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This bee was tiny
2 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
17 Feb 2021
There are a number of small Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) species that are believed to be specialist foragers from Wahlenbergia. It can be very difficult to distinguish between them.
LisaH
wrote:
18 Feb 2021
Thanks Michael - fascinating. I loved that there was pollen visible from the Wahlenbergia on the bee.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.102696-35.328535
- Maps Federal Golf Course Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Feb 2021 02:25 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Wahlenbergia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- Halictid bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2063.3m Recorded at altitude
- 1396 images trained Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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