Leioproctus (Andrenopsis) wilsoni

6 A plaster bee at Bruce, ACT

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MichaelBedingfield noted:

12 Nov 2021

Great work. This is a rare species, and the first colony to be found since the species was rediscovered in 2009.

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Looking at the images on Canberra nature this is the nearest I can find.

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   12 Nov 2021
This is the first colony of L. wilsoni to be found since the species was rediscovered in 2009. Identification was only possible because superb photography showed the wing venation and depressed fovea on the face.
Males have a banded abdomen and yellow on the face.
   12 Nov 2021
I still haven't come across a male yet.
   6 Aug 2022
   6 Aug 2022
A great find.
Michael, are you able to provide the size of this bee?
   6 Aug 2022
Between 7.5 and 8 mm long. Males are more slender than the females and tend to be a little longer (but probably weigh less).

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