Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis

A plaster bee at Murrumbateman, NSW

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Identification history

	Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis	14 Nov 2023	michael.batley
	Trichocolletes sp. (genus)	14 Nov 2023	SimoneC

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User's notes

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

2 comments

michael.batley wrote:

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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Location information

Coordinates 149.050565 -34.977404
Places Murrumbateman, NSW

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
13 Nov 2023 01:35 PM Recorded on
SimoneC Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Achillea cultivar Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collecting pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Insect on a flower

Species information

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis Scientific name
A plaster bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 732.8m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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New South Wales

Queensland

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South Australia

Victoria

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