Paracolletes crassipes

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Identification history

Paracolletes crassipes	28 Nov 2023	michael.batley
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis	27 Nov 2023	CarbonAI
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis	27 Nov 2023	Miranda

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4 comments

michael.batley wrote:

27 Nov 2023

While I think it is probably L. amabilis, I can't definitely see metallic colour on the thorax or abdomen and I am not certain how large it is.

Miranda wrote:

27 Nov 2023

@michael.batley yes it did have a metallic coppery abdomen, it didn't come out well on the photos. It was at least 15mm.

michael.batley wrote:

28 Nov 2023

If it was as large as that, then I wonder whether it was Paracolletes crassipes. L. amabilis is only 8 mm long.
Something that people often notice about crassipes is that they are always moving, bustling over the flowers - 'busy, busy, busy'.

Miranda wrote:

28 Nov 2023

Ah well it was definitely larger than 8mm. I've added a photo of it near the Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) bicingulatum for comparison. So Paracolletes crassipes seems more likely.

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