1 A Masked Bee at Hall, ACT
Identification history
| Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) chromaticus | 16 Mar 2024 | michael.batley | ||
| Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopoides) bituberculatus | 13 Mar 2024 | Anna123 |
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User's notes
Face markings quite pale in comparison to the yellow collar
3 comments
Anna123
wrote:
16 Mar 2024
Thanks Michael, I hadn't picked up on that. I have added a third photo that shows the difference in colour compared to other Hylaeus species on the same flower.
PeterA
wrote:
17 Mar 2024
Interesting, Anna - this is the first one observed in this region, and the first one south of Sydney.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066751-35.170281
- Places Hall, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Mar 2024 05:03 PM Recorded on
- Anna123 Recorded by
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Collections
Hall Village Surrounds Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Anna123 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) chromaticus Scientific name
- A Masked Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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
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