Apis mellifera

European honey bee at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG)

Apis mellifera at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 3 Dec 2023
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Identification history

Apis mellifera 5 Dec 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera 4 Dec 2023 galah681

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Acacia decurrens (Green Wattle) at Kambah, ACT - 14 Sep 2024 by galah681
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at Kambah, ACT - 14 Sep 2024 by galah681
Hakea salicifolia (Willow-leaved Hakea) at Kambah, ACT - 14 Sep 2024 by galah681
Leucopogon virgatus (Common Beard-heath) at Kambah, ACT - 14 Sep 2024 by galah681
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 23 Mar 2024 by galah681
Pterophoridae (family) (A Plume Moth) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 23 Mar 2024 by galah681
Culladia cuneiferellus (Crambinae moth) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 23 Mar 2024 by galah681
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 23 Mar 2024 by galah681
Cassinia longifolia (Shiny Cassinia, Cauliflower Bush) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Mar 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Mar 2024 by galah681
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Mar 2024 by galah681
Setaria parviflora (Slender Pigeon Grass) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 16 Feb 2024 by galah681
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 16 Feb 2024 by galah681
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 16 Feb 2024 by galah681
Hibbertia obtusifolia (Grey Guinea-flower) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 16 Feb 2024 by galah681
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 16 Feb 2024 by galah681
Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth (Unidentified - Moth) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Muscoidea (super family) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Comptosia quadripennis (a bee fly) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Oxalis perennans (Grassland Wood Sorrel) at Little Taylor Grasslands - 20 Jan 2024 by galah681
Ehrharta erecta (Panic Veldtgrass) at Little Taylor Grasslands - 20 Jan 2024 by galah681
Sonchus oleraceus (Annual Sowthistle) at Little Taylor Grasslands - 20 Jan 2024 by galah681
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Little Taylor Grasslands - 20 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 20 Jan 2024 by galah681
Polistes sp. (genus) (Unidentified paper wasp) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 20 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 20 Jan 2024 by galah681
Thereutria amaraca (Spine-legged Robber Fly) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain, Lamb's Tongues) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Proliferous Pink, Childling Pink) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Agrostis capillaris (Brown Top Bent Grass) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Tolpis barbata (Yellow Hawkweed) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Aira caryophyllea (Silvery Hair-Grass) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Odontomyia hunteri (Soldier fly) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Little Taylor Grasslands - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Euphorbia oblongata (Egg-leaf Spurge) at Little Taylor Grasslands - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Trifolium arvense (Haresfoot Clover) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Eragrostis curvula (African Lovegrass) at Little Taylor Grasslands - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Bothriochloa macra (Red Grass, Red-leg Grass) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Sphaerophoria macrogaster (Hover Fly) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) (Resin Bees) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily) (A species of parasitic wasp) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Lygaeidae (family) (Seed bug) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Euryinae (subfamily) (Sawfly) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Pararguda nasuta (Wattle Snout Moth) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 15 Dec 2023 by intouch
Crepis capillaris (Smooth Hawksbeard) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Dec 2023 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Dec 2023 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Dec 2023 by galah681
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Dec 2023 by galah681
Epidesmia hypenaria (Long-nosed Epidesmia) at Little Taylor Grasslands - 2 Dec 2023 by galah681
Goodenia hederacea (Ivy Goodenia) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Dec 2023 by galah681
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Kambah, ACT - 17 Nov 2023 by galah681
Pimelea curviflora (Curved Rice-flower) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 17 Nov 2023 by galah681
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Kambah, ACT - 17 Nov 2023 by galah681
Grona varians (Slender Tick-Trefoil) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 17 Nov 2023 by galah681
Vicia sativa (Common Vetch) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Oct 2023 by galah681
Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Oct 2023 by galah681
Archimantis sp. (genus) (Large Brown Mantis) at Kambah, ACT - 2 May 2022 by RosemaryRoth
Enicospilus sp. (genus) (An ichneumon wasp) at Kambah, ACT - 30 Mar 2022 by RosemaryRoth
Inopus rubriceps (Sugarcane Soldier Fly) at Kambah, ACT - 27 Mar 2022 by RosemaryRoth
Trigonidiinae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified winged bush cricket) at Kambah, ACT - 9 Mar 2022 by RosemaryRoth
Lychas sp. (genus) (Marbled scorpion) at Kambah, ACT - 4 Mar 2022 by RosemaryRoth
Backobourkia sp. (genus) (An orb weaver) at Kambah, ACT - 31 Jan 2022 by RosemaryRoth
Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Kambah, ACT - 16 Jan 2022 by RosemaryRoth
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Kambah, ACT - 7 Jan 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Euchiton involucratus (Star Cudweed) at Kambah, ACT - 7 Jan 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Kambah, ACT - 16 Nov 2021 by RosemaryRoth
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Kambah, ACT - 30 Oct 2021 by RosemaryRoth

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  • 3 Dec 2023 10:28 AM Recorded on
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  • Hypochaeris radicata - flatweed Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Collecting pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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