Masked bee, Hylaeine bee at Bluett's Block (BBL)
Identification history
| Hylaeinae (subfamily) | 12 Nov 2023 | michael.batley | ||
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 12 Nov 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Lasioglossum sp. (genus) | 12 Nov 2023 | SWishart |
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User's notes
Apologies for the photos - it's right at the limit of my abilities and my camera's capability. Size was closer to 5 mm than 12 mm
3 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
12 Nov 2023
This is an intriguing little hylaeine and is not a species that I recognise. It appears to have pale face marks but no pale areas anywhere else. More pictures or pictures of a male might help identify it.
SWishart
wrote:
13 Nov 2023
Hi Michael, I've added two more photos but, sorry, that's all I have. Hope it helps.
michael.batley
wrote:
13 Nov 2023
Thank you, but I am still puzzled. Something may occur to me one day.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.013402-35.297980
- Altitude 645.0m
- Maps Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12) Piney Ridge Block 402
- Survey points Bluett's Block (BBL)
- Places Denman Prospect, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 29 Oct 2023 11:43 AM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
Additional information
- Hibbertia obtusfolia Hoary guineaflower Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Hylaeinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Masked bee, Hylaeine bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 645m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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