Apiformes (informal group)
Unidentified bee at Watson, ACT
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| Apiformes (informal group) | DiBickers | 5 Mar 2025 | |
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | CarbonAI | 4 Nov 2023 | |
| Lasioglossum sp. (genus) | abread111 | 4 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | abread111 | 4 Nov 2023 |
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User's notes
beetle? or bee? sheltering from the cold and wind
3 comments
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.171571-35.225727
- Altitude 652.0m
- Maps The Fair, Watson
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 Nov 2023 05:30 PM Recorded on
- abread111 Recorded by
- Wahlenbergia sp Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- abread111 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Apiformes (informal group) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Apiformes (informal group) Scientific name
- Unidentified bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1004.95m Recorded at altitude
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