Apis mellifera

European honey bee at Acton, ACT

Apis mellifera at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2023
Apis mellifera at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2023
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Apis mellifera 13 Mar 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera 13 Mar 2023 Untidy

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Beehive at ANBG. We returned too late to the car to report it to the ANBG office. Is there somewhere else we should report this hive?

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Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Hackett, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by TimL
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Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata (Broad-leaved Hop Bush) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Red Box) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Eucalyptus rossii (Inland Scribbly Gum) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
Acacia gunnii (Ploughshare Wattle) at Acton, ACT - 22 Aug 2019 by PeteWoodall
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Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Acton, ACT - 16 Jul 2019 by TimL
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Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata (Golden-Green Carpenter Bee) at Acton, ACT - 18 Apr 2019 by AlisonMilton
Acanthiza pusilla (Brown Thornbill) at Acton, ACT - 18 Apr 2019 by Alison Milton
Callibracon capitator (White Flank Black Braconid Wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 4 Apr 2019 by TimL
Pseudomantis albofimbriata (False garden mantis) at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2019 by TimL
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis (Gold-tipped leafcutter bee) at Acton, ACT - 18 Feb 2019 by AlisonMilton
Arkys walckenaeri (Triangle spider) at Acton, ACT - 23 Dec 2018 by TimL
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Acton, ACT - 21 Dec 2018 by TimL
Dicranolaius villosus (Melyrid flower beetle) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Dec 2018 by TimL
Capusa (genus) (Wedge moth) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Dec 2018 by TimL
Anthrax sp. (genus) (Unidentified Anthrax bee fly) at Hackett, ACT - 16 Dec 2018 by TimL
Callibracon capitator (White Flank Black Braconid Wasp) at Acton, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 by TimL
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Acton, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 by TimL
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Acton, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 by TimL
Acanthosomatidae (family) (Unidentified Acanthosomatid shield bug) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 by TimL
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 by TimL
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 by TimL
Dindymus versicolor (Harlequin Bug) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Balta spuria (A Balta Cockroach) at Hackett, ACT - 10 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) irroratus (Yellow-shouldered Bee) at Hackett, ACT - 10 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Hackett, ACT - 10 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Monarcha melanopsis (Black-faced Monarch) at Acton, ACT - 10 Dec 2018 by HelenCross
Icerya purchasi (Cottony cushion scale) at Acton, ACT - 29 Nov 2018 by TimL
Chlenias (genus) (A looper moth) at Acton, ACT - 27 Nov 2018 by Tim L
Aphrophorinae (subfamily) (Unidentified spittlebug) at Acton, ACT - 27 Nov 2018 by TimL
Cercopidae (family) (Unidentified spittlebug or froghopper) at Acton, ACT - 27 Nov 2018 by TimL
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Acton, ACT - 25 Nov 2018 by TimL
Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Nov 2018 by Tim L
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Acton, ACT - 19 Nov 2018 by PeterA
Porrostoma rhipidium (Long-nosed Lycid (Net-winged) beetle) at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2018 by TimL
Wallabia bicolor (Swamp Wallaby) at Acton, ACT - 4 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Ectinorhynchus sp. (genus) (A Stiletto Fly) at Acton, ACT - 31 Oct 2018 by TimL
Microvalgus sp. (genus) (Flower scarab) at Acton, ACT - 28 Oct 2018 by TimL
Myiagra rubecula (Leaden Flycatcher) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Hackett, ACT - 6 Oct 2018 by TimL
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 27 Sep 2018 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Sep 2018 by RodDeb
Alisterus scapularis (Australian King-Parrot) at Acton, ACT - 21 Sep 2018 by RodDeb
Cormobates leucophaea (White-throated Treecreeper) at Acton, ACT - 3 Jul 2018 by Alison Milton
Alisterus scapularis (Australian King-Parrot) at Acton, ACT - 30 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Hackett, ACT - 24 Feb 2018 by TimL
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Hackett, ACT - 26 Dec 2017 by TimL
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2017 by RodDeb
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Satin Bowerbird) at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2017 by RodDeb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Acton, ACT - 29 Sep 2017 by AlisonMilton
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Acton, ACT - 28 Aug 2017 by Alison Milton

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 12 Mar 2023 03:59 PM Recorded on
  • Untidy Recorded by

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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