Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus)

Halictid bee at Murrumbateman, NSW

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Identification history

	Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (subgenus)	20 Aug 2021	michael.batley
	Lipotriches sp. (genus)	19 Aug 2021	SimoneC

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2 comments

michael.batley wrote:

20 Aug 2021

Lipotriches and Lasioglossum can look very alike, but the pale hair bands are always on the rear edge of the abdominal segments in Lipotriches and the front edge in Lasioglossum. It looks to me as though these images are of a Lasioglossum species.

SimoneC wrote:

20 Aug 2021

Thanks Michael, I tossed up between the two for quite a while.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050094 -34.977844
Altitude 590.5m
Places Murrumbateman, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
19 Aug 2021 12:43 PM Recorded on
SimoneC Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Lonicera fragrantissima Associated plant
12mm to 25mm 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
1449 images trained Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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