Paracolletes crassipes
Holder Wetlands
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| Paracolletes crassipes | michael.batley | 28 Nov 2023 | |
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis | CarbonAI | 27 Nov 2023 | |
| Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis | Miranda | 27 Nov 2023 |
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4 comments
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.
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.
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'.
Something that people often notice about crassipes is that they are always moving, bustling over the flowers - 'busy, busy, busy'.
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.046914-35.327818
- Altitude 586.8m
- Maps Holder Wetlands
- Places Coombs, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Nov 2023 05:05 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Collecting pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paracolletes crassipes
Species information
- Paracolletes crassipes Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 639.7m Recorded at altitude
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