Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus)

Halictid bee at Macgregor, ACT

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Macgregor, ACT - 26 May 2021
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Macgregor, ACT - 26 May 2021
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Identification history

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) 27 May 2021 michael.batley
Apiformes (informal group) 27 May 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Pison sp. (genus) 26 May 2021 Roger

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I think it's a wasp, seems to early to be a bee.

3 comments

KimPullen wrote:
   26 May 2021
I think it's a bee.
Roger wrote:
   27 May 2021
I just thought that it to early for native bee's to emerge and I couldn't find anything that matched.
   27 May 2021
It is a male. The yellow mark on the face (males only) is present in the great majority of Lasioglossum species.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 26 May 2021 03:57 PM Recorded on
  • Roger Recorded by

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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