A plaster bee at Murrumbateman, NSW
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
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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SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
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
- External link More information
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