Plaster bee at Molonglo Valley, ACT
Identification history
| Leioproctus sp. (genus) | 31 Oct 2022 | michael.batley | ||
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 31 Oct 2022 | MatthewFrawley |
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michael.batley
wrote:
31 Oct 2022
It is very difficult to be sure, but from a combination of what I can see of the wing venation, the end of the abdomne and the distribution of hairs on the hind legs I believe she is a Leioproctus species. Leioproctus fallax appears to specialise in visiting Hibbertia.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.089651-35.276092
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Oct 2022 11:21 AM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Hibbertia obtusifolia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Collecting pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
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
- 180 images trained Machine learning
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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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