Halictid bee at Bruce, ACT
Identification history
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 24 Sep 2021 | michael.batley | ||
| Unidentified | 24 Sep 2021 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
Sadly this bee is carrying parasites. Sorry, didn't have my macro lens.
3 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
24 Sep 2021
To me they look more like orchid pollinia, not parasites. Bees carrying pollinia have often alerted me to the presence of orchids before I saw the flowers themselves.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
24 Sep 2021
Ahh. That would be a happier explanation. Yes there were orchids present: Dusky Fingers and Glossodia major.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.092027-35.252260
- Altitude 655.8m
- Maps Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Sep 2021 02:30 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
Additional information
- 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
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