Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus)

Halictid bee at Bruce, ACT

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Sep 2021 02:30 PM
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Sep 2021 02:30 PM
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Sep 2021 02:30 PM
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Sep 2021 02:30 PM
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Sep 2021 02:30 PM
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Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) 24 Sep 2021 michael.batley
Unverified 24 Sep 2021 AlisonMilton

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Sadly this bee is carrying parasites. Sorry, didn't have my macro lens.

3 comments

   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.
   24 Sep 2021
Good. Glossodia major was my guess.

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