Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta
Blue Banded Bee at ANBG
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| Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta | PeterA | 6 Mar 2024 | |
| Amegilla sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 5 Mar 2024 | |
| Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta | HelenCross | 5 Mar 2024 |
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2 comments
6 Mar 2024
Helen, was this the Plectranthus on the main path just below the rock garden?
6 Mar 2024
Hi Cheryl, it's at the top left corner of the rock garden, just before you walk up the steps to that bitumen road. I've been seeing blue-banded need there for a few weeks now - too quick to get many photos of though!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108120-35.276183
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 5 Mar 2024 01:22 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
- Plectranthus argentatus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- HelenCross 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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6 / 7
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