Lipotriches sp. (genus)

1 Halictid bee at Wee Jasper, NSW

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Identification history

Lipotriches sp. (genus)	17 Dec 2023	PeterA
Apis mellifera	17 Dec 2023	CarbonAI
Unverified	17 Dec 2023	MichaelWenke

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3 comments

PeterA wrote:

17 Dec 2023

Males
Michael?

michael.batley wrote:

17 Dec 2023

An indication of size might help. The legs seem to be fairly red and one or two individuals appear to have reddish tegulae. Both features would be consistent with L. phanerura, but the evidence is pretty tenuous.

MichaelWenke wrote:

18 Dec 2023

Not sure if this helps, but have added some copies of photos with more severe cropping. They were certainly a smaller bee than the European Honey Bee. Size more consistent with the Halictids I've come across before.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.670418 -35.139168
Altitude 425.7m
Places Wee Jasper, NSW

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
16 Dec 2023 11:35 AM Recorded on
MichaelWenke Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) MichaelWenke Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Lipotriches sp. (genus) Scientific name
Halictid bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 776m Recorded at altitude
100 images trained Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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