Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta

1 Blue Banded Bee at Holt, ACT

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Identification history

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta	12 Feb 2024	michael.batley
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta	10 Feb 2024	CarbonAI
Amegilla sp. (genus)	10 Feb 2024	VanceLawrence

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

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Nest building Breeding behaviour
Alive / healthy Animal health
True Nest present

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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