Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis

A plaster bee at Murrumbateman, NSW

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis at Murrumbateman, NSW - 13 Nov 2023 01:35 PM
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis at Murrumbateman, NSW - 13 Nov 2023 01:35 PM
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis at Murrumbateman, NSW - 13 Nov 2023 01:35 PM
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis at Murrumbateman, NSW - 13 Nov 2023 01:35 PM
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis at Murrumbateman, NSW - 13 Nov 2023 01:35 PM
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Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis 14 Nov 2023 michael.batley
Trichocolletes sp. (genus) 14 Nov 2023 SimoneC

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About 12mm. ID based on https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25486099

2 comments

   14 Nov 2023
The identifications on inaturalist are quite wrong. That species is a Leioproctus, too, though I am unsure which species (or less probably an Anthoglossa species). The colour of the hair on the scutum is darker than I would have expected for any of the metallic Leioproctus and is like that of Leioproctus fulvus, but that species has a fatter and hairier abdomen. But see Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis (A plaster bee)
SimoneC wrote:
   15 Nov 2023
Thanks Michael. I seem to be seeing a number of different bees this spring

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  • Collecting pollen Insect behaviour on flower
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