Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta
1 Blue Banded Bee at Holt, ACT
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| Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta | michael.batley | 12 Feb 2024 | |
| Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta | CarbonAI | 10 Feb 2024 | |
| Amegilla sp. (genus) | VanceLawrence | 10 Feb 2024 |
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Blue banded bee, noticed because of it's loud buzzing when in flight. Spent about half it's time flying over a 2m x 2m area, the other half digging out a new burrow/nest. Surrounding vegetation introduced lawn species.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.014444-35.226111
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Feb 2024 04:36 PM Recorded on
- VanceLawrence Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Nest present
Collections
- VanceLawrence Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta Scientific name
- Blue Banded Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 842.8m Recorded at altitude
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