Thyreus caeruleopunctatus
3 Chequered cuckoo bee at Higgins, ACT
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| Thyreus caeruleopunctatus | michael.batley | 1 Apr 2023 | |
| Thyreus caeruleopunctatus | CarbonAI | 1 Apr 2023 | |
| Thyreus caeruleopunctatus | Untidy | 1 Apr 2023 |
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User's notes
Probably more stalking than resting.
Brazel Street woodland.
We were a bit excited but sad for the little Blue-banded bee. We've never seen cuckoo bees in our nearby garden despite the presence of many bbbs.
2 comments
1 Apr 2023
I think they are both just roosting. I don't know of any evidence that Blue-banded Bees recognise the Cuckoo Bees as a threat unless they are in or near the nest hole, and the male BBB here wouldn't know anything about a nest.
1 Apr 2023
We couldn't make out the sex of the BBB. Interesting. All three bees were enjoying some quiet time in the morning sun.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.030150-35.228315
- Maps Higgins Woodland
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 1 Apr 2023 11:04 AM Recorded on
- Untidy Recorded by
- Themeda Associated plant
- Amegilla sp. Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
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- Untidy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thyreus caeruleopunctatus Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Thyreus caeruleopunctatus Scientific name
- Chequered cuckoo bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 846.3m Recorded at altitude
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