Holder, ACT
Identification history
| Callomelitta picta | 22 Sep 2023 | michael.batley | ||
| Unidentified | 22 Sep 2023 | Miranda |
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User's notes
Disturbed from the soil while transplanting a pot plant - oops.
4 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
23 Sep 2023
A first for Canberra Nature Map and records appear to be uncommon in Canberra area which may be near its northern limit - is that right @michael.batley
Miranda
wrote:
23 Sep 2023
That's exciting! I added a few more photos - I didn't put them up originally as they're not that sharp but maybe they'll be helpful.
I'll also note that I've had the plant for years and originally potted it myself, so this isn't a translocation.
I'll also note that I've had the plant for years and originally potted it myself, so this isn't a translocation.
michael.batley
wrote:
23 Sep 2023
This does appear to be a cool climate species with records clustered in Victoria and Tasmania. Its distribution may be patchy as it is believed to nest in rotting wood. While there are no museum records further north than Canberra, I have seen in on Mt Canobolas.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.043211-35.335319
- Altitude 607.7m
- Places Holder, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Sep 2023 10:57 AM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
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Collections
Native Bees of Canberra Home Gardens, a research project. Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Miranda
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Callomelitta picta Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 652.41m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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