Paracolletes crassipes

Holder Wetlands

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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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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
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Female Gender
Collecting pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Insect on a flower

Species information

Paracolletes crassipes Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 639.7m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania