Lipotriches (Austronomia) ferricauda

Halictid bee at Acton, ACT

Lipotriches (Austronomia) ferricauda at Acton, ACT - 5 Apr 2021 11:41 AM

Lipotriches (Austronomia) ferricauda at Acton, ACT - 5 Apr 2021 11:41 AM

Lipotriches (Austronomia) ferricauda at Acton, ACT - 5 Apr 2021 11:41 AM

Lipotriches (Austronomia) ferricauda at Acton, ACT - 5 Apr 2021 11:41 AM

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Identification history

	Lipotriches (Austronomia) ferricauda	6 Apr 2021	michael.batley
	Unverified	6 Apr 2021	Roger

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I thought this bee was Euryglossa sp. but it has a small amount of red / orange on the end of it's abdomen, so I have no idea what it is.

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michael.batley wrote:

6 Apr 2021

Euryglossa females swallow pollen to carry it back to the nest, so they do not have hair on the hind legs for transporting pollen.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107682 -35.276662
Altitude 611.4m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Apr 2021 11:41 AM Recorded on
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Lipotriches (Austronomia) ferricauda Scientific name
Halictid bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 694.3m Recorded at altitude
90 images trained Machine learning
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