1 Plaster bee at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Leioproctus sp. (genus) | 21 Nov 2023 | michael.batley | ||
| Unidentified | 21 Nov 2023 | Csteele4 |
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User's notes
Initially thought another Lasioglossum, but the fuzzy white patch on the back of the thorax threw me.
2 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
21 Nov 2023
The white patch is pollen. If you look at the flowers carefully you can see how they have evolved so that pollen is dabbed on the backs of visitors. The feature that shows that this bee is Leioproctus and not Lasioglossum is the dense bruch of hairs at the end of the abdomen (see image 5).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.494393-35.567631
- Altitude 1023.0m
- Maps QPRC LGA
- Places Captains Flat, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2023 01:51 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
Additional information
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Prostanthera lasianthos Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- False Bee nest present
Species information
- Leioproctus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Plaster bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1642m Recorded at altitude
- 103 images trained Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
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