Plaster bee at ANBG
Identification history
| Leioproctus sp. (genus) | 2 Feb 2024 | PeterA | ||
| Exoneura sp. (genus) | 2 Feb 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Unverified | 2 Feb 2024 | Miranda |
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User's notes
I'm fairly sure these are the same individual but it's possible I've mixed up more than one bee...
2 comments
PeterA
wrote:
3 Feb 2024
No. 3 looks like it has a metallic blue abdomen - could be L. plumosus, but just guessing....
michael.batley
wrote:
4 Feb 2024
Several of the Leioproctus spatulatus species group sometimes have a slightly metallic blue abdomen that can show up in some views and be absent in others. L. plumosus would usually show greenish blue on the thorax and head.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107322-35.276506
- Altitude 613.3m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 31 Jan 2024 11:46 AM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
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Collections
Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Leioproctus sp. (genus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Leioproctus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Plaster bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1642m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes