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Unidentified at suppressed - 4 Nov 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 4 Nov 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 4 Nov 2023
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Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) 4 Nov 2023 CarbonAI
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) 4 Nov 2023 abread111
Unidentified 4 Nov 2023 abread111

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beetle? or bee? sheltering from the cold and wind

3 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:
   4 Nov 2023
This looks more like a bee collecting pollen
abread111 wrote:
   4 Nov 2023
It was at 5:30 tonight when it was quite cold.. I've now suggested a bee,
   5 Nov 2023
The wings show that it is not a beetle and bees are often seen sheltering in Wahlenbergia and other flowers and those bees are often Lasioglossum species so that would be a good guess, but all we can really say is that it is probably a bee.

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 4 Nov 2023 05:30 PM Recorded on
  • abread111 Recorded by

Additional information

  • Wahlenbergia sp Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Resting Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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