Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps
1 Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps | michael.batley | 8 Aug 2022 | |
| Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus | SimoneC | 8 Aug 2022 |
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5 comments
9 Aug 2022
The flower is Alyssum, an exotic, I think the scientific name is Lobularia maritima. I’m still working my way through the various pollinators on it over the last couple of days - three native bees, three or more flies including one bristle fly I haven’t seen before. This compares to almost nothing elsewhere in the garden.
9 Aug 2022
I was wondering what the flower was! I just could not think of any such native in bloom at the moment. My Christine grows Alyssum in summer so I must take a more focussed look on them! You will notice that they have quite a pungent scent which is possibly why they are attractive to flies. As Peter says its very early for bees to be about and as my colleague Stephen Marshall says "Flies rule where its cool"
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050833-34.977333
- Altitude 543.7m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 8 Aug 2022 01:58 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- Alyssum Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Male Gender
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- SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps Scientific name
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- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 655.9m Recorded at altitude
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