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Hyphesma atromicans
Murrumbateman, NSW
Identification history
| Hyphesma atromicans | 23 Dec 2022 | michael.batley | ||
| Unidentified | 22 Dec 2022 | SimoneC |
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User's notes
Not completely sure this is a bee. Could it be a Pachyprosopis?
1 comment
michael.batley wrote:
23 Dec 2022
This is a very difficult bee to identify even with good photos like these. You are right. It may be a Pachyprosopis species, but my guess is Hyphesma based on the colour of the legs and the abundance of H. atromicans.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.051667-34.977833
- Altitude 592.0m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Species information
- Hyphesma atromicans Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 10 Dec 2022 01:34 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
Additional information
- Callistemon Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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