Plaster bee at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Leioproctus sp. (genus) | 14 Jan 2022 | michael.batley | ||
| Unverified | 14 Jan 2022 | Tammy |
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3 comments
Tammy
wrote:
14 Jan 2022
Thank you Michael. Is there anything to look out for to know it's a plaster bee?
michael.batley
wrote:
14 Jan 2022
At the end of the abdomen there is a fairly thick brush of hair. Some other genera in the same subfamily have similar brushes, but Leioproctus is the main one.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073006-35.261258
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Jan 2022 01:34 PM Recorded on
- Tammy Recorded by
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Tammy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Leioproctus sp. (genus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- Tea tree Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Leioproctus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Plaster bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1642m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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